Explore the Family Name Littlebear

The meaning of Littlebear

Native American (also Little Bear): translation into English of a personal name such as Lakota Sioux Mato Čikala, composed of mato ‘bear’ and čikala ‘little’. See also Bear 3 and Youngbear.

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

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

According to data based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Littlebear experienced a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked 76,946th in the year 2000, it climbed 5.69 percent to 72,568th by 2010. The number of people with this surname also increased during this period. In 2000, there were 232 individuals named Littlebear, and by 2010, that number had grown 15.52 percent to 268. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained steady at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,946	#72,568	5.69%
Count	232	268	15.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Littlebear

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Littlebear identify as American Indian and Alaskan Native. Despite a decrease of 7.53 percent between 2000 and 2010, this group still constituted 70.15 percent of those with this surname in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races rose significantly by 72.95 percent, making up 11.19 percent of the Littlebear population in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of white individuals saw a slight increase to 14.18 percent, while the Hispanic representation slightly decreased to 4.10 percent. There were no people with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	75.86%	70.15%	-7.53%
White	13.36%	14.18%	6.14%
Two or More Races	6.47%	11.19%	72.95%
Hispanic	4.31%	4.1%	-4.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%