Find out how popular the last name Littig is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Littig.

Littig, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Littig surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Littig in America

Littig is the 65593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Littig surname appeared 302 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Littig.

We can also compare 2010 data for Littig to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Littig

The surname Littig is of German origin, emerging in the late medieval period. It is derived from the Middle High German word "lüttich," which means "small" or "little." This suggests that the name was initially a descriptive nickname given to someone of short stature or a nickname distinguishing between two individuals with the same name.

The earliest recorded instances of the Littig surname can be traced back to the 14th century in various regions of Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony. In the town of Freiburg im Breisgau, a record from 1356 mentions a Heinricus Littich, which is likely an early variant spelling of the name.

One notable historical figure bearing the Littig name was Johann Littig (1604-1675), a German Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Jena. He was a prominent figure in the Lutheran Orthodoxy movement and authored several works on theology and philosophy.

Another individual of note was Georg Littig (1780-1846), a German jurist and legal scholar. He served as a professor of law at the University of Leipzig and made significant contributions to the development of German civil law.

In the 19th century, Carl Littig (1818-1891) was a German botanist and mycologist who studied fungi and their role in plant diseases. He published several influential works on mycology and was a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

The Littig surname was also present in the Domesday Book of 1086, an important record of landowners and property holdings in England. While the name is of German origin, it appears that some individuals with this surname had settled in England during the medieval period.

A notable person from this English branch was William Littig (1642-1708), a wealthy merchant and landowner in the county of Gloucestershire. He was involved in the wool trade and owned several properties in the region.

While the Littig surname is not among the most common in Germany or other parts of Europe, it has a long and fascinating history, with individuals bearing this name contributing to various fields, including theology, law, and natural sciences.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Littig

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Littig.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Littig was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Littig has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Littig was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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