Small (surname)
Small is an English and Scottish surname, originally used as a nickname for a person of small stature or slender build.
The name is widespread across the English-speaking world, and was sometimes adopted as an anglicised form of names with similar etymologies from other languages, including Beag in Irish, Klein and Schmal in German, Mały in Polish, and Malý in Czech and Slovak. It shares an etymology with the English surname Smallman, and has a similar etymology to the surname Smallbone, which was a nickname for a person with short or thin legs.
Notable people with the name include:
- Aaron Small, American baseball player
- Aaron Small (canoeist), American sprint kayaker
- Adam Small, South African writer and activist
- Albion Woodbury Small, American sociologist
- Alexander Small, Scottish surgeon and scholar
- Alexander Sym Small, British colonial administrator
- Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera, American animators, writers and voice actors
- Alfred T. Small, American sea captain
- Ambrose Small, Canadian theatre magnate and missing person
- Andress Small Floyd, American philanthropist
- Andrew Small, British Paralympic runner
- Andrew Small (rugby union), New Zealand rugby union referee
- Angus Small, South African cricketer
- Annie H. Small, Scottish Christian missionary and educator
- Annika Small, British businesswoman
- Anthony Small, also known as Abdul Haq, British boxer and Islamic political activist
- Archie Small, English footballer
- Arthur A. Small, American politician and lawyer
- Barry Small, New Zealander helicopter pilot and a survivor Korean Air Flight 801
- Bertrice Small, American writer
- Bevan Small, New Zealand cricketer
- Bill Small, Irish hurler
- Brendon Small, American actor, composer, and musician
- Bruce Small, Australian businessman and politician
- Bryan Small, English footballer
- Carlos Small, Panamanian footballer
- Carmen Small, American cyclist
- Cashmere Small, known as Cash Cobain, American rapper and record producer
- Catherine Small Long, American politician
- Cathy Small, American anthropologist and academic
- Catt Small, American video game developer, product designer and web developer
- Charles Small, multiple people
- Charlotte Small, Métis wife of explorer David Thompson
- Chris Small, Scottish snooker player
- Chris Small (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer
- Christopher Small, New Zealand musician, writer and academic
- Clifford Small, Canadian politician
- Corey Small, Canadian lacrosse player
- Craig Small, Canadian artist, film director and animator
- Danielle Small, Australian soccer player
- Danielle Small (cricketer), Barbadian cricketer
- Daniel R. Small, American artist, filmmaker and entrepreneur
- David Small, American writer and illustrator
- Devonte Small, Guyanese footballer
- Donovan Small, Jamaican football player
- Douglas W. Small, American admiral
- Drink Small, American musician
- Dylan Small, American statistician and academic
- Ed Small, Canadian ice hockey player
- Edward Small, American film producer
- Eldridge Small, American football player
- Elisha Small, American sailor
- Eric Small, American film producer, writer and director
- Eric. J. Small, American oncologist
- Ernest Gregor Small, American military admiral
- Ethan Small, American baseball player
- Florence Small, English painter
- Florence Arlene Small, Canadian-American murder victim
- Francis Small, British colonial trader and landowner
- Francis Small (engineer), New Zealand engineer and scouting leader
- Frank Small Jr., American politician
- Fred Small, multiple people
- Geoffrey B. Small, American fashion designer
- George Small, multiple people
- Gillian Small, British biologist, university administrator and consultant
- Gladstone Small, English cricketer
- Greta Small, Australian alpine skier
- Hank Small, American football coach and administrator
- Hank Small (baseball), American baseball player
- Harold Small, Canadian politician
- Harry Small, English-South African rugby union footballer
- Heather Small, British soul singer
- Helen Small, New Zealand English professor and academic
- Henry Small, multiple people
- Irving Small, American ice hockey player
- Izzy Meikle-Small, English actress
- Jabari Small, American football player
- Jack Small, English cricketer
- Jack Small (footballer), English footballer
- James Small, multiple people
- James Small-Edwards, British politician
- Jane Pemberton Small, English noblewoman and painting subject of Hans Holbein the Younger
- Jason Small (politician), American politician
- Jason Small (racing driver), American racing driver
- Javon Small, American basketball player
- Jay Newton-Small, American journalist and writer
- Jeff Small, American film studio executive
- Jessie Small, American football player
- Joe Small (cricketer), Trinidadian cricketer
- Joe Small (entertainer), New Zealand entertainer and songwriter
- John Small, multiple people
- Judy Small, Australian musician
- Kabza de Small, real name Kabza Motha, South African DJ and producer
- Kate Small, American writer
- Keely Small, Australian runner
- Kent Small, Australian radio presenter
- Kiero Small, American football player and coach
- Kim Small, Australian field hockey player
- Lass Small, American author
- Lawrence M. Small, American businessman and academic
- Len Small, American politician
- Len Small (footballer), English footballer
- Leon G. Small, Canadian politician
- Leonard Small, Scottish Christian minister, military chaplain, author and footballer
- Leroy Small, known as DJ SS, British DJ and record producer
- Leslie Small, American film director and producer
- Lewis Small, Scottish footballer
- Lisa Small, American art historian and museum curator
- Lothian Small, British labour activist and politician
- Louise Small, British runner
- Margaret Small, American political scientist and activist
- Marian Small, Canadian education researcher, writer, academic and public speaker
- Mario Luis Small, Panamanian sociologist and academic
- Mark Small, American baseball player
- Marty Small Sr., American politician
- Mary Small, American singer, actress and radio personality
- Mary Elizabeth Small, English-New Zealand farmer
- Mary E. Small, American politician
- Mary J. Small, American Christian minister and first female elder of the AME Zion Church
- Meghan Small, American swimmer
- Melvin Small, American historian and academic
- Meredith Small, American anthropologist and academic
- Mews Small, American actress
- Michael Small, American film score composer
- Mike Small (footballer), English footballer
- Mike Small (golfer), American golfer and coach
- Millie Small, Jamaican singer
- Milton Small, Barbadian cricketer
- Nathan Small, American politician
- Neil Small, British health researcher and academic
- Nellie Small, Australian entertainer, singer and comedian
- Neptune Small, American slave
- Neva Small, American actress and singer
- Nikayla Small, Canadian soccer player
- O. J. Small, American football player
- Oriana Small, known as Ashley Blue, American pornographic actress
- Paddy Small, Irish Gaelic footballer
- Pauline Small, American Crow politician
- Peter Small, English rugby league footballer
- Phil Small, Australian musician
- Phil Small (journalist), Australian journalist
- Philip Albright Small Franklin, American businessman and survivor of the Titanic disaster
- Pippa Small, Canadian-British jeweller and humanitarian
- Rachael Small, married name Rachael Boyle, Scottish footballer
- Rena Small, American artist and photographer
- Richard Small, multiple people
- Robert Small, multiple people
- Roy Curtis Small, American politician
- S. Frederick Small, known as Daddy Freddy, Jamaican singer
- Sami Jo Small, Canadian ice hockey player
- Sarah Small, American artist, musician, photographer and filmmaker
- Scott A. Small, American neuroscientist and neurologist
- Seth Small, American football player
- Sharon Small, Scottish actress
- Shayna Small, American actor and musician
- Sherrod Small, American comedian
- Stephen B. Small, American businessman and murder victim
- Sterling Small, American politician
- Steve Small, Australian cricketer
- Steven L. Small, American neuroscientist and administrator
- Susan Small (canoeist), British canoeist
- Taylor Small, American politician
- Thierry Small, English footballer
- Tony Small, New Zealand diplomat
- Torrance Small, American football player
- Vernon Small, New Zealand journalist and chess master
- Veronica Small-Eastman, American politician
- Viro Small, American wrestler and boxer
- Vivian Blanche Small, American educator and administrator
- W. S. Small, American experimental psychologist
- Wade Small, English footballer
- Wayne Small, Canadian ice hockey player
- William Small (disambiguation), multiple people
- *William Small, Scottish physician and academic
- Wilson Small, American politician, businessman and civil servant
- Xochitl Torres Small, American politician and lawyer
- Diogenes Small, from the Inspector Morse series of books
- Leon Small, from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''