Smithies Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Smithies Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Smithies family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 125
Hand Loom Silk Weaver 16
Woollen Weaver 13
Silk Hand Loom Weaver 11
Stone Mason 10
Cotton Weaver 9
Silk Weaver 6
Cotton Factory Worker 5
Plasterer 5
Worsted Weaver 5
Cotton Spinner 4
Bootmaker 4
Cotton Piecer & Scholar 4
House Keeper 4
Power Worsted Weaver 4
Worsted Spinner 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Farmers Daughter 3
General Servant 3
Labourer 3
Labourer Stone Breaker 3
Silk Warper 3
Farmers Daur 3
Farmers Son 3
Power Worsted Spinner 3

Smithies Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Smithies 100% 5,532
2 Smiths 75% 2,364
3 Smithes 88% 302

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

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