Surname

Littlewood

“little”

Littlewood is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Littlewood goes back to Old English lȳtel, meaning “little.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Littlewood comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English lȳtel (“little”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Lingwood

“heather”

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Old English

Littleworth

“little, small”

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Old English

Litherland

“slope” · “land”

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Old English

Linstead

“flax”

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Old English

Lyford

“flax”

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Old English

Livesey

“island”

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Old English

Littledale

“small, little”

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Old English

Lissington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

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