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.
Discover how your Smith ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3,630 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3,056 |
| Berkshire | 4,692 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3,444 |
| Channel Islands | 484 |
| Cheshire | 10,885 |
| Cornwall | 1,552 |
| Cumberland | 2,872 |
| Derbyshire | 9,872 |
| Devon | 4,254 |
| Dorset | 1,752 |
| Durham | 19,501 |
| Essex | 22,248 |
| Gloucestershire | 11,840 |
| Hampshire | 12,607 |
| Herefordshire | 1,663 |
| Hertfordshire | 5,020 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1,369 |
| Isle of Man | 183 |
| Kent | 15,185 |
| Lancashire | 63,061 |
| Leicestershire | 10,918 |
| Lincolnshire | 10,011 |
| London | 63,127 |
| Middlesex | 16,786 |
| Northumberland | 9,315 |
| Norfolk | 8,038 |
| Northamptonshire | 7,713 |
| Nottinghamshire | 13,806 |
| Oxfordshire | 3,008 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1,369 |
| Shropshire | 2,372 |
| Suffolk | 8,098 |
| Somerset | 4,435 |
| Surrey | 12,786 |
| Sussex | 8,281 |
| Staffordshire | 24,221 |
| Warwickshire | 19,558 |
| Westmorland | 448 |
| Wiltshire | 4,357 |
| Worcestershire | 10,412 |
| Yorkshire | 63,598 |
| Anglesey | 65 |
| Brecknockshire | 319 |
| Cardiganshire | 110 |
| Carnarvonshire | 447 |
| Carmarthenshire | 512 |
| Denbighshire | 808 |
| Flintshire | 447 |
| Glamorgan | 7,905 |
| Merionethshire | 105 |
| Montgomeryshire | 226 |
| Monmouthshire | 4,738 |
| Pembrokeshire | 487 |
| Radnorshire | 105 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 49,226 |
| Farm Labourer | 4,223 |
| General Labourer | 3,779 |
| Private Means | 3,390 |
| Labourer | 3,332 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 2,792 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 2,754 |
| None | 2,242 |
| Dressmaker | 2,205 |
| Domestic Servant | 2,026 |
| Cotton Weaver | 2,025 |
| Farmer | 1,999 |
| Clerk | 1,676 |
| At Home | 1,517 |
| At School | 1,423 |
| Housekeeper | 1,310 |
| House Painter | 1,294 |
| House Keeper | 1,273 |
| Bricklayer | 1,261 |
| Shop Assistant | 1,248 |
| Laundress | 1,205 |
| Scholar | 1,194 |
| General Servant Domestic | 1,136 |
| Charwoman | 1,126 |
| Dress Maker | 1,045 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Smith | 182,930 |
| Mary Smith | 180,581 |
| John Smith | 163,933 |
| Elizabeth Smith | 114,741 |
| George Smith | 102,397 |
| Thomas Smith | 100,872 |
| Sarah Smith | 97,803 |
| James Smith | 90,349 |
| Ann Smith | 61,667 |
| Charles Smith | 57,696 |
| Henry Smith | 55,558 |
| Jane Smith | 51,422 |
| Joseph Smith | 50,612 |
| Eliza Smith | 39,496 |
| Alice Smith | 39,269 |
| Annie Smith | 38,462 |
| Emma Smith | 37,552 |
| Ellen Smith | 36,689 |
| Robert Smith | 35,889 |
| Hannah Smith | 32,153 |
| Edward Smith | 31,156 |
| Frederick Smith | 30,697 |
| Margaret Smith | 29,677 |
| Samuel Smith | 28,397 |
| Alfred Smith | 28,235 |
| 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 |
The surname Smith is the most popular version of all its varients