The story
- Old English · derived fromlȳtel“little”
- English todayLittlewood
Habitational surname typical of Yorkshire, from any of several minor places so called. They are named with Old English lȳtel (“little”) + wudu (“wood”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishlȳtel all →
LittletonLittledaleLittle HerefordLittleoverLittleworth
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.