The Littlefield surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,707 people carried this name — #3,670 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 9,607 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Littlefield surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Littlefield’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 489 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

117 families named Littlefield, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 687 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Maine 76
Massachusetts 17
Rhode Island 11
Vermont 4
South Carolina 4
New Hampshire 2
New York 2
Connecticut 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 250 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Littlefield in American newspapers,
1881–1909.

Newspaper page from Hopkinsville Kentuckian carrying the name Littlefield
Hopkinsville Kentuckian 1909-07-15
Newspaper page from The Weekly Floridian carrying the name Littlefield
The Weekly Floridian 1881-03-15
Newspaper page from The Weekly Floridian carrying the name Littlefield
The Weekly Floridian 1881-03-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 96,918 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Littlefield in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

1,476 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Littlefield. The most, 240, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 738
Victoria 286
South Australia 206
Queensland 137
Western Australia 60
Tasmania 24
ACT (Canberra) 15
Northern Territory 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Littlefield.

Who carried it

People named Littlefield,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Catherine Littlefield Greene
    Catherine Littlefield Greene 1755–1814 · inventor
  • Nathaniel Littlefield
    Nathaniel Littlefield 1804–1882 · lawyer
  • Alfred H. Littlefield
    Alfred H. Littlefield 1829–1893 · politician
  • Caroline Littlefield d. 1957 · ballet dancer
  • Annis Littlefield 1596–1677
  • Edmund Littlefield 1653–1718

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Littlefield,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States830 records

830 records of the Littlefield name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 362
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 188
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 147
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 57
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 33
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • Sacramento County historic burials 18
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Philip C. Littlefield

    Born 1922 in Iowa. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Dodge Herrold; mechanic from Wright County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Henry Littlefield

    Born 1949; from Birmingham, Alabama. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Arthur Littlefield

    Arrived at New York in 1875 aboard the Baltic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 23; carver. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 830 records for Littlefield in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia113 records

113 records of the Littlefield name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 52
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 33
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 18
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edwd Littlefield

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Sorata, aged 4; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alan Harvey Littlefield

    Painter of Kilsyth, Victoria; died 1966.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record James Littlefield

    Left Hobart Town in 1846 aboard the Pestongee Bomanjee, bound for London, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 113 records for Littlefield in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada15 records

15 records of the Littlefield name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harold Littlefield

    Buried in 1985 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 78.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Reta May Littlefield

    Died 1968 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Frank Littlefield

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 15 records for Littlefield in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Littlefield name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Hamilton Littlefield

    Buried in 1800 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 68.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. C. Littlefield

    Corporal, Bedfordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. Littlefield

    Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Littlefield in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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