Meaning
A worker in metal, a blacksmith
Etymology
From the Old English smitan meaning "to strike" or "to smite." Originally denoted someone who worked with metal, particularly a blacksmith.
About the Smith Surname
Smith is the most common surname in the English-speaking world, reflecting the critical importance of metalworking in medieval society. Nearly every community had a smith, making this occupational surname extraordinarily widespread.
Distribution & Frequency
Estimated 2,442,977 bearers in the United States
#26 most common surname
Rare
Common
Most common surname in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Particularly concentrated in England and the American South.
Smith Surname Distribution
Geographic distribution based on Civil War military records.
People with the Smith Surname
A.c. Smith
DOCTOR
A.D. Smith
Judge
A.H. Smith
A.L. Smith
Mrs.
A.T. Smith
Rep.
Addison Smith
REPRESENTATIVE
Alfred H. Smith
Abraham Herr Smith
Hon.
Abraham Smith
Addison T. Smith
Honorable
Alex Smith
Alfred Smith
Honorable
Asbury Smith
Rev.
Beatrice Smith
Bernard L. Smith
Major
Billy Smith
Bolton Smith
C.E. Smith
C.P. Smith
Assistant Commander
C.U. Smith
Charles E.w. Smith
Carr Smith
Carroll Smith
Charles S. Smith
Charles Smith
Honorable
Chetwood Smith
Clinton Smith
Honorable
Clyde Smith
Representative
Dan G. Smith
Daniel Smith
Donald Smith
Donald Wakefield Smith
former NLRB member
E.D. Smith
Senator
E.K. Smith
E.W. Smith
Earl Smith
Ed Smith
Senator
Edna Smith
Technician
Edward Augustus Smith
Quartermaster
Edward S. Smith
Edward Smith
Edwin S. Smith
Edwin Smith
Eleanor Smith
Ellison D. Smith
Ellison Smith
Emma Barnes Smith
Emma Smith
Mrs.
Eugene Smith
F. Key Smith
F.F. Smith
Doctor
Frank Smith
HONORABLE
Frank W. Smith
Sergeant
G. Smith
Congressman
George Smith
Gerald Smith
Rev.
Gerrit Smith
Hon.
Giles A. Smith
Gen.
Gomer Smith
Rep.
Green Clay Smith
Hon.
Gypsy Smith
H.A. Smith
GENERAL
H.B. Smith
Honorable
H.M. Smith
Admiral
Herbert Knox Smith
Hugh Smith
HONORABLE
Harold Smith
Director of the budget
Harry B. Smith
General
Hoke Smith
Senator
Howard Smith
Howard W. Smith
Judge
Hugh M. Smith
Doctor, Commissioner of Fisheries
Imogene Smith
President of the Charles M. Stedman Children of the Confederacy
Ira Smith
Izau Smith
J. Ambler Smith
J.M.C. Smith
Honorable
J.W. Smith
Hon.
Jack Smith
James Smith
Ex-Governor
Jess Smith
Jimmy Smith
John Hyatt Smith
Hon.
John Smith
John Walter Smith
Senator
Kate Smith
Lawrence Smith
Loretta Smith
Lowell Smith
Lt.
M.a. Smith
SENATOR
M.R. Smith
HONORABLE
Margaret Smith
Representative
Marie Smith
Mark Smith
Martin Smith
Representative
Maurice Smith
Mrs.
Milton Smith
Nels Smith
Governor
Noel Smith
Noel W. Smith
Secretary
P.E. Smith
Park M. Smith
Park Smith
Parker M. Smith
Parker Smith
Philip S. Smith
R.C. Smith
Ralph Smith
Rennie Smith
Robert Smith
S. Smith
SENATOR
S.C. Smith
Honorable
Samil Smith
Hon.
Sherrod Smith
Sidney F. Smith
Sumpter Smith
Air Safety Board
Sumter Smith
Colonel, Member of the Civil Aeronautics Authority
T.f. Smith
HONORABLE
T.V. Smith
Congressman
Tex Smith
Thomas F. Smith
Viola Smith
W.L. Smith
W.R. Smith
Honorable
W.S.A. Smith
W.T. Smith
HONORABLE
Wakefield Smith
William Alden Smith
Senator
William Alexander Smith
Hon.
William Ephraim Smith
Hon., 1st Lt., Capt.
William J. Smith
President
William Smith
Worthington Curtis Smith
Hon.
Young B. Smith
Dean
Cotton Smith
1820–1895
Rev.
Thomas Smith
1820–1885
Ship Builder
Baltimore, Maryland
Goldwin Smith
1823–1910
Historian, journalist, political commentator
Reading, England
William Smith
1840–1910
Union Soldier, Carpenter
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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