Small is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, Germany, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Small
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, Germany, England
Meaning:

The little or slender person.

Diminutive in person-equivalent to Little, Petit, etc.

How popular is Small?

Small is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Jamaica, Barbados, Scotland, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Northern Ireland, Panama, Guyana, Wales, Uganda, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Thailand, Iran, Venezuela, Bahamas, France, Afghanistan.

Small is ranked 5019 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Smalls plummeted by 12.3 per cent to 40212 since 2000 and slipped by 180 spots and ranked at 861. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 62.66 64.63
Black 30.81 30.53
Hispanic or Latino 2.61 1.58
Others 1.93 1.71
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.41 1.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.58 0.41
Small is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 112908 people have been found who wears Small as their family name. Small is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Small:
674 United States62,543
551 England13,596
Countries with thousands of Small:
563 Australia6,819
894 Canada5,997
1,437 South Africa4,690
146 Jamaica3,717
15 Barbados2,170
479 Scotland2,068
346 New Zealand1,831
168 Trinidad and Tobago1,201
Countries with hundreds of Small:
451 Northern Ireland844
582 Panama760
187 Guyana637
562 Wales603
7,816 Uganda554
1,191 Ireland546
10,708 Saudi Arabia437
15,336 Egypt427
42,923 Russia316
72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines315
51,621 Thailand236
23,438 Iran219
5,355 Venezuela156
354 Bahamas148
69,430 France134
4,496 Afghanistan117
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
341 Saint Lucia90
12,510 Peru84
212 Antigua and Barbuda82
69,119 Germany80
1,738 Suriname77
6,067 Botswana72
30,551 Spain67
6,835 Portugal66
94,176 Brazil65
954 Belize63
1,337 China56
52,685 Argentina54
99,135 Nigeria54
164 Cayman Islands51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
31,156 Zimbabwe49
405 United States Virgin Islands47
8,136 Dominican Republic46
30,179 Belarus37
46,668 Netherlands35
282 Saint Kitts and Nevis35
6,884 Singapore34
333,161 India31
14,967 Kuwait29
721 Jersey27
25,646 Sweden27
51,323 Malaysia25
10,875 Qatar25
25,592 Switzerland25
26,357 Norway21
170,869 Philippines20
43,008 Japan18
587 Bermuda17
27,097 Denmark14
3,360 Hong Kong14
112,031 Poland14
16,126 Ecuador13
71,840 Kazakhstan13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
366 British Virgin Islands10
42,693 Kenya10
2,710 Vietnam10
7,343 Cuba9
14,518 Ethiopia9
1,883 Fiji9
11,581 Ghana9
85,267 Greece9
865 Grenada9
23,279 Liberia9
678 Sierra Leone9
91,312 Czechia8
115,463 Italy8
98,400 Belgium7
50,495 Mexico7
109,517 Papua New Guinea7
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Hannah Small worked as maid and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 30 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Waterloo and arrived on June 1, 1846. Patt Small (31) Farmer, Mary Small, aged 22, Mary Small, School Master A. Small, 24 years old Julia Small, Maid Peggy Small, Workman William Small, 25 years old James Small, and 103 other Small around 30% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and tailoress, spinster, dressmaker, blacksmith, farmers &, laborers migrated to US.

From Germany

Heinrich Small was 15 years old when he migrated to New York on April 22, 1851. He lived in Hanover where he worked as farmer and took Emigrant from Bremen. 9 years old Louis Small, Teodor Small, aged 16, 28 years old Frederic Small, Charlotte Small (28), Catherine Small, Bertha Small, aged 9 months old, Christian Small (30) Laborer, Marie Small, Grace Small (14), James Small (34), Franzisca Small (40), 28 years old Henry Small, are others that migrated to US from Bremen, London, Liverpool, Antwerp, Havre & London and Hamburg.

Small Namesakes

  • William Small, Scottish physician and a professor of natural philosophy at the College of William and Mary
  • Sharon Small, Scottish actress acclaimed for her dramatic work
  • Sherrod Small, American stand-up comedian and television personality
  • Edward Small, film producer from the late 1920s through 1970
  • Viro Small, collar-and-elbow wrestler and boxer of African descent
  • Charlotte Small, Métis wife of surveyor
  • Charles A. Small, Canadian intellectual
  • Bolko II the Small, last independent Duke of the Piast dynasty
  • Jack Small, English cricketer
  • Melvin Small, distinguished professor of history emeritus at Wayne State University
  • Cathy Small, cultural anthropologist, with a Ph
  • W. S. Small, experimental psychologist
  • Jeff Small, American film studio executive
  • John Humphrey Small, attorney and a U.S. Representative
  • Irving Small, American ice hockey player
  • John Kunkel Small, American botanist
  • Albion Woodbury Small, officeholder
  • Brendon Small, American writer, producer, voice actor
  • Chris Small, retired Scottish professional snooker player and now a qualified snooker coach
  • Disappearance of Ambrose Small, Canadian theatre magnate,
  • Heather Small, English soul singer
  • Bruce Small, Australian businessman and politician
  • Len Small, American politician
  • Aaron Small, American former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Phats & Small, British dance music duo consisting of Jason "Phats" Hayward and Russell Small
  • Elisha Small, American sailor
  • Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter
  • Gladstone Small, English former cricketer
  • Bertrice Small, American New York Times bestselling writer of historical and erotic romance novels
  • Milton Small, former West Indian cricketer
  • Sami Jo Small, women's ice hockey player
  • Pauline Small, first woman to be elected to office
  • James Edward Small, lawyer
  • Wade Small, English professional footballer
  • Phil Small, Australian musician and songwriter
  • Jason Small, former NASCAR driver
  • Michael Small, American film score composer best
  • David Small, American writer and illustrator
  • Ernest G. Small, admiral
  • Neva Small, American theatrical, film
  • Sam Small, English footballer
  • Anthony Small, retired professional boxer and Islamic political activist
  • Lawrence M. Small, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the 11th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
  • Gerald Small, professional American football player
  • Torrance Small, former professional American football wide receiver
  • William B. Small, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
  • Lass Small, American writer of over 60 romance novels
  • Charlie Small, American center fielder
  • Bryan Small, English former footballer who played in defence
  • Jessie Small, former professional American football player

Small Namesakes

  • William Small, Scottish physician and a professor of natural philosophy at the College of William and Mary
  • Sharon Small, Scottish actress acclaimed for her dramatic work
  • Sherrod Small, American stand-up comedian and television personality
  • Edward Small, film producer from the late 1920s through 1970
  • Viro Small, collar-and-elbow wrestler and boxer of African descent
  • Charlotte Small, Métis wife of surveyor
  • Charles A. Small, Canadian intellectual
  • Bolko II the Small, last independent Duke of the Piast dynasty
  • Jack Small, English cricketer
  • Melvin Small, distinguished professor of history emeritus at Wayne State University
  • Cathy Small, cultural anthropologist, with a Ph
  • W. S. Small, experimental psychologist
  • Jeff Small, American film studio executive
  • John Humphrey Small, attorney and a U.S. Representative
  • Irving Small, American ice hockey player
  • John Kunkel Small, American botanist
  • Albion Woodbury Small, officeholder
  • Brendon Small, American writer, producer, voice actor
  • Chris Small, retired Scottish professional snooker player and now a qualified snooker coach
  • Disappearance of Ambrose Small, Canadian theatre magnate,
  • Heather Small, English soul singer
  • Bruce Small, Australian businessman and politician
  • Len Small, American politician
  • Aaron Small, American former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Phats & Small, British dance music duo consisting of Jason "Phats" Hayward and Russell Small
  • Elisha Small, American sailor
  • Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter
  • Gladstone Small, English former cricketer
  • Bertrice Small, American New York Times bestselling writer of historical and erotic romance novels
  • Milton Small, former West Indian cricketer
  • Sami Jo Small, women's ice hockey player
  • Pauline Small, first woman to be elected to office
  • James Edward Small, lawyer
  • Wade Small, English professional footballer
  • Phil Small, Australian musician and songwriter
  • Jason Small, former NASCAR driver
  • Michael Small, American film score composer best
  • David Small, American writer and illustrator
  • Ernest G. Small, admiral
  • Neva Small, American theatrical, film
  • Sam Small, English footballer
  • Anthony Small, retired professional boxer and Islamic political activist
  • Lawrence M. Small, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the 11th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
  • Gerald Small, professional American football player
  • Torrance Small, former professional American football wide receiver
  • William B. Small, U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
  • Lass Small, American writer of over 60 romance novels
  • Charlie Small, American center fielder
  • Bryan Small, English former footballer who played in defence
  • Jessie Small, former professional American football player

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