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

Littlelight, 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 Littlelight surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Littlelight in America

Littlelight is the 98099th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Littlelight surname appeared 185 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 Littlelight.

We can also compare 2010 data for Littlelight 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 Littlelight

The surname LITTLELIGHT is believed to have originated in England during the 13th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "lytel" meaning small or little, and "leoht" meaning light. The name likely referred to someone who lived in a small, dimly lit dwelling or perhaps worked as a lamplighter or candlemaker.

Some of the earliest known records of the surname LITTLELIGHT can be found in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex counties in East Anglia. The name appears in various spellings such as Lytellyte, Lyttellyght, and Littellight in medieval tax rolls and parish registers from the 1300s and 1400s.

There are no known references to the surname LITTLELIGHT in the Domesday Book of 1086, as the name likely did not exist in its current form at that time. However, the name may have evolved from similar occupational or descriptive surnames found in that record.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname LITTLELIGHT was John Littellyght, born around 1415 in Ipswich, Suffolk. He was a merchant and alderman of the town. Another early bearer of the name was William Lytellyte, born circa 1470 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. He was a fisherman and is mentioned in local port records from the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, a notable LITTLELIGHT was Alice Lyttellyght, born in 1530 in Colchester, Essex. She was a prominent Puritan and one of the first female preachers in England. Her husband, Thomas Lyttellyght, was a wealthy cloth merchant born in 1525.

During the 17th century, a LITTLELIGHT of note was Captain John Littellight, born in 1635 in Plymouth, Devon. He was a naval officer and privateer who fought against the Spanish and French in the Caribbean. He is mentioned in several accounts of naval battles from the late 1600s.

Another historically significant LITTLELIGHT was Reverend Samuel Littlelight, born in 1705 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He was an influential Anglican clergyman and author who wrote several theological works in the mid-1700s, including "A Treatise on the Divine Attributes" published in 1748.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Littlelight

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

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 Littlelight 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 Littlelight 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 Littlelight was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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