The littlejohn Surname
littlejohn Name Meaning and History
- Scottish and English: distinguishing epithet for the smallest of two or more bearers of the common personal name John. Compare Meiklejohn. In some cases the nickname may have been bestowed on a large man, irrespective of his actual personal name, in allusion to the character in the Robin Hood legend, whose nickname was of ironic application.
- Translation of French Jeanpetit.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Agnes DIACK (nee Littlejohn) | Rachel | 1 |
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| LITTLEJOHN Edward H 1913-1990 |
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| John Littlejohn (1756-1836) and U. S. Constitution | Judy Lyne | 17 |
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| Claude S. Littlejohn Obituary 1890-1973 |
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| LITTLEJOHN Annette WYNNE 1945-1975 |
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