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    The surname Doolittle

    A nickname surname, carried by 6,893 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdulɪtəl/ 3 syllables Soundex D434

    Doolittle: #5,080 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Doolittle #5,080, 6,893 people Doolittle: #5,080 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Doolittle #5,080, 6,893 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Doolittle is more common than 96.9% of them.

    Origin

    From do + little (nickname for an idler).

    Doolittle is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,893 people named Doolittle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 44,791 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,658.

    #5,080
    rank among US surnames
    6,893
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #4,836)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,072Michalski6,91444,655
    #5,073Garduno6,91244,668
    #5,074Trombley6,90844,694
    #5,075Booher6,90044,746
    #5,076Catalan6,89944,752
    #5,077Bischoff6,89744,765
    #5,079Davalos6,89444,785

    Who is named Doolittle

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    91% of people named Doolittle identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Doolittles

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jimmy Doolittle
      American military officer and aviation pioneer (1896–1993)
    • John Doolittle
      American politician, born 1950
    • James Rood Doolittle
      American lawyer and politician (1815–1897)
    • Sean Doolittle
      American former professional baseball player and coach, born 1986
    • Melinda Doolittle
      American singer, born 1977
    • Justus Doolittle
      American missionary to China (1824–1880)
    • H.D.
      American Imagist poet (1886–1961)

    Questions

    Where does the surname Doolittle come from?
    From do + little (nickname for an idler).
    How common is the surname Doolittle?
    6,893 people in the United States had the surname Doolittle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,791 Americans. It ranked 5,080th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Doolittle?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Doolittle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Doolittle?
    Jimmy Doolittle, American military officer and aviation pioneer (1896–1993), followed by John Doolittle.
    Where is the surname Doolittle most common?
    Wikidata records people named Doolittle in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Doolittle?
    Doolittle is /ˈdulɪtəl/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Doolittle?
    Doolittle is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Doolittle getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,658 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,893 in 2010, up 3.5%.