The name ‘Small’ originates from England. It is derived from the nickname used for a person of slender build or diminutive stature, from the Middle English word ‘smal’ meaning thin, narrow, small from the Old English word ‘smoel’. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Small’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 13th century were a ‘Henry le Small’, from the county of Cambridgeshire, England, is recorded on the Hundred Rolls in 1273. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definitely determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘James Small’, aged 33. He was a Jacobite prisoner, believed to have been from Scotland. He was transported to Maryland, sailing from the Port of Liverpool aboard the sh…
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