Smiley is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Ireland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Smiley
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Scotland, Ireland
Meaning:

One who came from Semilly or Semily, in France; Variant of Smalley, i.e., narrow wood, in Derbyshire.

The Smiley is a form of the Smellie. May be from the Anglo-Saxon smel, another form of Small.

How popular is Smiley?

Smiley is common in United States, Canada, England, India, Australia, Jamaica, Egypt, Northern Ireland.

Smiley is ranked 18650 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Smiley bearers increased by 4.29 per cent in 2010 US census to 19829 since 2000, the surname slipped by 84 spots and ranked at 1812. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 62.45 64.61
Black 30.74 29.78
Others 2.32 2.06
Hispanic or Latino 2.18 1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.89 1.88
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.42 0.36
Smiley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Northern Ireland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 29568 people have been found who wears Smiley as their family name. Smiley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Smiley:
1,774 United States25,527
Countries with thousands of Smiley:
3,165 Canada1,585
Countries with hundreds of Smiley:
10,680 England549
71,002 India365
10,700 Australia288
1,208 Jamaica244
28,715 Egypt183
1,635 Northern Ireland176
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,201 New Zealand89
111,577 Russia85
6,880 Scotland53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,676 Kuwait39
9,027 Latvia34
3,070 Honduras22
310,277 Thailand21
111,937 Iran18
13,856 Singapore17
10,207 Ireland16
21,121 Moldova15
78,554 Papua New Guinea12
65,346 Belarus11
280,838 France11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
81,846 Netherlands10
266,530 Germany9
18,086 Wales9
8,933 China8
488,268 Indonesia8
102,287 Kazakhstan7
19,750 Georgia6
156,558 Poland6
55,922 Qatar6
189,736 South Africa6
249,062 Philippines6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Smiley hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 40 years old embarked for USA from Drogheda on Janet and arrived on October 10, 1848. Mary Smiley, aged 36, Jane Smiley, Anne Smiley, aged 12, 10 years old Catherine Smiley, 8 years old Mary Smiley, Eliza. Smiley (6), John Smiley, aged 23, Immigrant Mary Smiley, are others that migrated to US.

Smiley Namesakes

  • Michigan & Smiley, Jamaican reggae/dancehall duo consisting of Papa Michigan and General Smiley
  • Forbes Smiley, convicted American art thief
  • Sophie Smiley, author of books for children
  • Timothy Smiley, British philosopher
  • George Smiley, fictional character created by John le CarrĂ©
  • Tavis Smiley, American talk show host and author
  • Jane Smiley, American novelist
  • Norman Smiley, English/American retired professional wrestler
  • Reno and Smiley, musical duo composed of Don Reno and Red Smiley
  • Brett Smiley, American singer-songwriter
  • Justin Smiley, former American football guard
  • Rickey Smiley, American stand-up comedian, television host, actor
  • Gordon Smiley, American race car driver
  • Billy Smiley, music producer, songwriter, and musician
  • Tava Smiley, American actress and television host

Smiley Namesakes

  • Michigan & Smiley, Jamaican reggae/dancehall duo consisting of Papa Michigan and General Smiley
  • Forbes Smiley, convicted American art thief
  • Sophie Smiley, author of books for children
  • Timothy Smiley, British philosopher
  • George Smiley, fictional character created by John le CarrĂ©
  • Tavis Smiley, American talk show host and author
  • Jane Smiley, American novelist
  • Norman Smiley, English/American retired professional wrestler
  • Reno and Smiley, musical duo composed of Don Reno and Red Smiley
  • Brett Smiley, American singer-songwriter
  • Justin Smiley, former American football guard
  • Rickey Smiley, American stand-up comedian, television host, actor
  • Gordon Smiley, American race car driver
  • Billy Smiley, music producer, songwriter, and musician
  • Tava Smiley, American actress and television host

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