Small

A surname.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
    • “People have biases towards species that are glamorous,” said Dr. Ernie Small, author of the study and taxonomist for Agriculture Canada. - 2012 May 6, Eoghan Macguire, “Beauty trumps beast in conservation efforts”, in...

Origin

Inherited from Old English smæl (“small”). Compare Smail. First attested in the 1200s.

Forms

Smalls Smale Smales Smalles