Littledale
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English lȳtel (“small, little”) + dæl (“dale, valley”).
Proper noun[edit]
Littledale (countable and uncountable, plural Littledales)
- A minor valley, along with Littledale Beck (a stream), in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6732) [1]
- A valley and hamlet (?) in Caton-with-Littledale parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5561). [2]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Littledale is the 367833rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 43 individuals.
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Littledale”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 447.