Small Family History
Small Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Angus): nickname for a person of slender build or diminutive stature from Middle English smal(e) smel(e) ‘small slender thin’ (Old English smæl). Irish (Down): adopted for Beag ‘small’; see Begg . Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘small’ e.g. German Klein and Schmal Polish Mały Czech and Slovak Malý (see Maly ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022