Explore the Family Name Littell

The meaning of Littell

English: variant of Little.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Littell in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Littell showed a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Littell was ranked 13,943rd in terms of surname popularity and this rank dropped to 14,363rd by 2010. This represents a change of -3.01%. However, it's worth noting that the count of people with this surname increased from 1,985 in 2000 to 2,082 in 2010, an increase of 4.89%. The proportional representation of this surname for every 100,000 people also saw a slight decrease from 0.74 to 0.71 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,943	#14,363	-3.01%
Count	1,985	2,082	4.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.71	-4.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Littell

Looking at the ethnicity distribution associated with the surname Littell, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as White accounted for the majority, but their percentage slightly decreased from 96.37% to 94.33%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw an impressive 95.35% increase, albeit from a smaller base of 0.86% to 1.68%. Similarly, individuals reporting two or more races increased considerably from 1.16% to 2.26%, showing a 94.83% change. The proportion of people with the surname Littell who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw increases, while the percentage of Black decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.37%	94.33%	-2.12%
Two or More Races	1.16%	2.26%	94.83%
Hispanic	0.86%	1.68%	95.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.65%	0.82%	26.15%
Black	0.71%	0.62%	-12.68%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.25%	0.29%	16%