Smith meaning | Last name Smith origin

Smith is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Ireland, Germany, England, Netherlands. It is 5 characters long in length.

How popular is Smith?

Smith is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada and most of English speaking countries..

Smith is ranked 130 on our list.

Smith is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Tuvalu is ahead in terms of density. Around 4458349 people have been found who wears Smith as their family name. Smith is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman James Smith from Ireland aboard the Georgia from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 30 years old when he arrived in USA on May 11, 1846. 22 years old Andrew Smith, Bridget Smith (20) Maid, 19 years old Andrew Smith, Immigrant James Smith, 17 years old Adam Smith, Benjamin Smith, Of unknown age Dennis Smith, Ann Smith (18) Workwoman, and 5387 other Smith around 46.81% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer, tailoress, weaver, mechanic, seamstress, spinster, shoemaker, carpenter, painter, barrel maker/ cooper, house maid, iron moulder, cabinet maker, gentleman, student, spinner, dressmaker, milliner, engineer, ploughman, smith, gardner/grower, baker, printer, watchmaker, merchant, seaman, servant, harness maker, stone cutter, laundry man/ ironer, butcher, miner, mariner, clerk, turner, tinman, plasterer, plumber, stwedardess, joiner, shop keeper, fiddler, porter, mason, miller, blacksmith, dyer, matron, cook, bricklayer, waiter, waitress, sawyer, lady, house keeper, corkcutter, ostler, upholsterer, trade man, saddler, salesman, farmers &, mechanics, laborers, coachman/ driver migrated to US.

From Italy

Beta Smith worked as servant and hailed from Italy. 28 years old embarked for New York from Palermo on Washington and arrived on September 3, 1881. Dick Smith, aged 19, 28 years old Gered Smith, Farmer Mme.H. Smith, 25 years old S. Smith, are others that migrated to US from Palermo, Antwerp, Havre, Genoa and Gibraltar & Naples.

From Germany

53 years old butcher Adam Smith who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 19, 1852 by March. Of Queensbery put out from Bremen. Anna-Catharina Smith, aged 53, Caspar Smith, aged 24, Farmer Conrad Smith, 18 years old Elisab. Smith, 15 years old Georg Smith, Jos. Smith, aged 50, Jacob Smith, aged 18, Farmer Peter Smith, and 586 other Smith majority of whom were farmer and others worked as brewer and laborer, shoemaker, servant, sailor, tailor, undefined code, gentleman, baker, weaver, carpenter, doctor, smith, locksmith, merchant, cigar maker, clerk, miner, traveler, spinster, joiner, cultivator, iron worker, mason, blacksmith, seaman, matron, watchmaker, agent, tourist, daughter, painter, cook, journeyman migrated to US from Bremen, Liverpool, London and Antwerp.

Smith Namesakes

• Thorne Smith, James Thorne Smith, Jr
• Ian Smith, politician, farmer
• Karin Smith, retired female javelin thrower
• Sydney Smith, English wit, writer and Anglican cleric
• Charlotte Turner Smith, English romantic poet and novelist
• Hélène Smith, famous late-19th century French medium
• Robert Paul Smith, American author
• Thomas Southwood Smith, English physician and sanitary reformer
• George O. Smith, American science fiction author
• Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, were United States federal police officers
• Samuel William Smith, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
• John Cyril Smith, authority on English criminal law and the philosophy of criminal liability
• Alasdair Smith, professor of economics and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sussex and is a former Chair of the 1994 Group
• Henry More Smith, confidence man, master puppeteer, hypnotist, seer
• Guinn Smith, American athlete
• Phillip Hagar Smith, electrical engineer
• Norman Kemp Smith, Scottish philosopher
• Samuel Francis Smith, American Baptist minister, journalist, and author
• George Adam Smith, Scottish theologian
• Tara Bray Smith, American author
• Nancy Stark Smith, An alumna of Oberlin College
• Moe Smith,
• Barbara Whiting Smith, actress in movies and on radio and television
• Michelle Smith, retired Irish swimmer
• Thomas Alexander Smith, represented the 1st congressional district of Maryland
• Mikey Smith, Jamaican dub
• Muriel Smith, Manitoba politician
• Jonathan Z. Smith, American historian of religions
• Sydney Goodsir Smith, New Zealand-born Scottish poet, artist
• J. Valentine Smith, New Zealand landowner, militia leader
• Lars Olsson Smith, Swedish spirits manufacturer and politician
• George A. Smith, early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
• Mary Ellen Smith, politician in British Columbia, Canada
• Genny Smith, Her writings about the history
• Osborne Smith, first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
• Alice Mary Smith, English composer
• Walter Chalmers Smith, hymnist, poet and minister of the Free Church of Scotland
• Melancton Smith, New York delegate to the Continental Congress
• Tilly Smith, English woman who, at age 10
• Alys Pearsall Smith, American-born Quaker relief organiser and the first wife of Bertrand Russell
• Adam Smith, Scottish economist
• John Maynard Smith, British theoretical and mathematical evolutionary biologist and geneticist
• Henry John Stephen Smith, mathematician and amateur astronomer remembered for his work
• Theobald Smith, pioneering epidemiologist, bacteriologist
• James McCune Smith, African-American physician, apothecary
• James Edward Smith, English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society
• Cyril Stanley Smith, British metallurgist and historian of science
• Grafton Elliot Smith, Australian-British anatomist
• Dorothy E. Smith, Canadian sociologist with research interests in a variety of disciplines, including women's studies, psychology
• Carl Herbert Smith, American computer scientist
• Clark Ashton Smith, self-educated American poet, sculptor
• Cordwainer Smith, for his science fiction works
• E. E. Smith, American food engineer and science-fiction author
• Mel Smith, English comedian, writer, film director, producer
• Ozzie Smith, American former baseball shortstop
• Patti Smith, which included several songs about motherhood
• Yeardley Smith, American actress, writer and artist
• Howard K. Smith, American journalist, radio reporter
• Bessie Smith, American blues singer
• Stevie Smith, English poet and novelist

Smith Namesakes

• Thorne Smith, James Thorne Smith, Jr
• Ian Smith, politician, farmer
• Karin Smith, retired female javelin thrower
• Sydney Smith, English wit, writer and Anglican cleric
• Charlotte Turner Smith, English romantic poet and novelist
• Hélène Smith, famous late-19th century French medium
• Robert Paul Smith, American author
• Thomas Southwood Smith, English physician and sanitary reformer
• George O. Smith, American science fiction author
• Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, were United States federal police officers
• Samuel William Smith, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
• John Cyril Smith, authority on English criminal law and the philosophy of criminal liability
• Alasdair Smith, professor of economics and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sussex and is a former Chair of the 1994 Group
• Henry More Smith, confidence man, master puppeteer, hypnotist, seer
• Guinn Smith, American athlete
• Phillip Hagar Smith, electrical engineer
• Norman Kemp Smith, Scottish philosopher
• Samuel Francis Smith, American Baptist minister, journalist, and author
• George Adam Smith, Scottish theologian
• Tara Bray Smith, American author
• Nancy Stark Smith, An alumna of Oberlin College
• Moe Smith,
• Barbara Whiting Smith, actress in movies and on radio and television
• Michelle Smith, retired Irish swimmer
• Thomas Alexander Smith, represented the 1st congressional district of Maryland
• Mikey Smith, Jamaican dub
• Muriel Smith, Manitoba politician
• Jonathan Z. Smith, American historian of religions
• Sydney Goodsir Smith, New Zealand-born Scottish poet, artist
• J. Valentine Smith, New Zealand landowner, militia leader
• Lars Olsson Smith, Swedish spirits manufacturer and politician
• George A. Smith, early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
• Mary Ellen Smith, politician in British Columbia, Canada
• Genny Smith, Her writings about the history
• Osborne Smith, first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
• Alice Mary Smith, English composer
• Walter Chalmers Smith, hymnist, poet and minister of the Free Church of Scotland
• Melancton Smith, New York delegate to the Continental Congress
• Tilly Smith, English woman who, at age 10
• Alys Pearsall Smith, American-born Quaker relief organiser and the first wife of Bertrand Russell
• Adam Smith, Scottish economist
• John Maynard Smith, British theoretical and mathematical evolutionary biologist and geneticist
• Henry John Stephen Smith, mathematician and amateur astronomer remembered for his work
• Theobald Smith, pioneering epidemiologist, bacteriologist
• James McCune Smith, African-American physician, apothecary
• James Edward Smith, English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society
• Cyril Stanley Smith, British metallurgist and historian of science
• Grafton Elliot Smith, Australian-British anatomist
• Dorothy E. Smith, Canadian sociologist with research interests in a variety of disciplines, including women's studies, psychology
• Carl Herbert Smith, American computer scientist
• Clark Ashton Smith, self-educated American poet, sculptor
• Cordwainer Smith, for his science fiction works
• E. E. Smith, American food engineer and science-fiction author
• Mel Smith, English comedian, writer, film director, producer
• Ozzie Smith, American former baseball shortstop
• Patti Smith, which included several songs about motherhood
• Yeardley Smith, American actress, writer and artist
• Howard K. Smith, American journalist, radio reporter
• Bessie Smith, American blues singer
• Stevie Smith, English poet and novelist

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