Explore the Family Name Littlewood

The meaning of Littlewood

English (mainly Yorkshire): habitational name from a lost place called Littlewood in Cartworth, Yorkshire, named with Old English l̄ȳtel ‘small’ + wudu ‘wood’. Occasionally perhaps from unidentified places called Littlewood in Worcestershire and Kent.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Littlewood has seen a rise in popularity over the years. Between 2000 and 2010, the ranking of the surname Littlewood moved up from 38,198 to 34,668, reflecting a change of 9.24%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 19.63%, from 545 to 652. Moreover, the proportion per 100,000 people escalated from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010, marking an increase of 10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,198	#34,668	9.24%
Count	545	652	19.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.22	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Littlewood

In terms of ethnicity, the same data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting shifts within the Littlewood population. There is a notable emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities between 2000 and 2010, even though the data for 2000 was suppressed for privacy. In contrast, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic decreased significantly by 52.14% during the same period. The representation of those with two or more ethnicities also declined by 24.59%. However, the White ethnicity continued to dominate, rising slightly by 1.09% to make up 95.71% of the Littlewoods in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	95.71%	1.09%
Two or More Races	1.83%	1.38%	-24.59%
Hispanic	2.57%	1.23%	-52.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.92%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.77%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%