Littledale

English

Etymology

From Old English lȳtel (“small, little”) + dæl (“dale, valley”).

Proper noun

Littledale (countable and uncountable, plural Littledales)

1. A minor valley, along with Littledale Beck (a stream), in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6732)
2. A valley and hamlet (?) in Caton-with-Littledale parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5561).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Littledale is the 367833^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 43 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Littledale”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 447.