Origins of the Little surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1475North West 1952Isle of Man 18Yorkshire 623East Midlands 178West Midlands 285East 946London 2136South East 924South West 496South Wales 147Mid Wales 8West Wales 4North Wales 37Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Littles lived in london

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    39,000 Little Travel & migration records
    130,000 Littles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Little

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    328th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Little surname. The oldest one dates back to 1086.

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    What are the most common Little first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Littles

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Littles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    642

    Domestic Servant

    387

    General Servant Domestic

    338

    Housekeeper

    309

    House Servant

    291

    Common male occupations for Littles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    611

    Coal Miner

    580

    Farmer

    529

    General Labourer

    508

    Shepherd

    365

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