Littell Surname Guide

Littell is a spelling of the Scottish surname Littel. Its meaning, shared with Littel, is “Small, a nickname”. The extra “l” in Littell is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Litel.

Littell ranked 14,363 in the 2010 US Census, with 2,082 people answering to the name. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country. Littell sounds close to Little, so it can help to search both.

There is no single Littell family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. For the full story, order the Littell surname pack.