Litton Family History
Litton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places so called, as for
example Litton Cheney in Dorset (named from Old English
hl¯de ‘torrent’ (from hlud ‘loud’, ‘roaring’) +
tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’), or Litton in Somerset (from
Old English hlid ‘slope’ or ‘gate’ + tun), Derbyshire
and North Yorkshire (both probably from Old English hlið
‘slope’ + tun).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Litton Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Litton families
 27 - 52  10 - 26 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Litton families
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37 - 71 13 - 36 |
1 - 12 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Litton families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Litton Family Origin
Litton Immigration Information
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Litton Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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