Little Gender Unisex Language(s) English Origin Language(s) Old English (OE), Middle English (ME) Word/Name lȳtel (OE), littel (ME) Meaning "little" Families Clan Little Little is a surname in the English language. The name is ultimately derived from the Middle English littel,1 and the Old English lȳtel, which mean "little".2 In some cases the name was originally a nickname for a little man. In other cases, the name was used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name.1 Early records of the name include: Litle, in 972; Litle, in about 1095; and le Lytle, in 1296.2 The surname has absorbed several non English-language surnames. For example, Little is sometimes a translation of the Irish Ó Beagáin, meaning "descendant of Beagán". Little can also be a translation of the French Petit and Lepetit, as well as other surnames in various languages with the same meaning ("little").1 People with the surname Andrew Little (footballer), Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Rangers. Angela Little, American actress and model Bentley Little, American author Bingo Little Booker Little, American jazz trumpeter Brian Little (disambiguation) Bryan Little (disambiguation) Carlo Little Cleavon Little David Little, (disambiguation) Donald Little, a Manitoba judge Floyd Little Frances Little Frank Little (priest), Australian archbishop Frank Little (unionist), U.S. trade unionist George Little, (disambiguation) Gerry P. Little Grady Little Henry F. W. Little, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Jason Little (cartoonist) Jason Little (rugby player) Jean Little Joan Little John Little (disambiguation) John N. Little Joseph James Little (1841–1913), U.S. representative from New York, American printer and publisher Ken Little (born 1947), a modernist American sculptor Lawson Little Little Jack Little Malcolm Little, later changed to Malcolm X Mark Little (Australian actor) Mark Little (Irish journalist) Neil Little Nicky Little, Fijian rugby union player Ralf Little Rich Little Robert A. Little Ross Little, English actor Stephen Little, American Asian art scholar, museum administrator and artist Steve Little (disambiguation) Stuart Little, a fictional mouse in many of E. B. White's short stories, and in some films Syd Little, English comedian Tasmin Little, English violinist Thomas Little, set decorator Tony Little Walter Little (politician), Canadian politician William Little (Pittsburgh mayor), politician in Pittsburgh William John Little, the doctor who identified cerebral palsy in children Zarah Little See also Clan Little, a Scottish Border clan All pages beginning with "Little" References ^ a b c Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?, retrieved 22 February 2011 , which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 , for the surname "Little". ^ a b Reaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood, ed., A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 281, ISBN 0-19-8631464 . This page or section lists people with the surname Little. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.