Smith Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Smith Name Meaning: Locational - The village Smithy would be a common source for most people called Smith.

The occupation name has an Anglo-Saxon derivation from the word "smite", meaning to hit or to strike.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Smith Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Smith family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 74,018
Agricultural Labourer 7,649
General Labourer 4,159
Coal Miner 4,101
Labourer 4,101
Domestic Servant 3,672
Dress Maker 3,398
General Servant 2,775
Cotton Weaver 2,674
Laundress 2,174
Farm Labourer 1,968
Carpenter 1,501
Annuitant 1,470
House Keeper 1,404
General Servant Domestic 1,365
Charwoman 1,183
No Occupation 970
Tailor 914
Servant 903
Shoe Maker 882
Gardener 878
Joiner 869
Bricklayer 804
Butcher 789
Blacksmith 724

Smith Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Smith 100% 2,843,179
2 Smeeth 67% 1,200
3 Smtih 60% 1,193
4 Smeath 67% 845
5 Simth 60% 618
6 Smeth 80% 426
7 Smth 80% 386
8 Smithe 83% 243
9 Smithee 71% 231
10 Smith Junior 42% 123
11 Samith 83% 119
12 Simith 83% 116
13 Smiith 83% 115

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The surname Smith is the most popular version of all its varients

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