Smithies is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Smithies
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Smithies

How popular is Smithies?

Smithies is common in England.

Smithies is ranked 155302 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Smithies bearers increased by 6.299212 per cent in 2010 US census to 135 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1893 spots and ranked at 126765. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.63 89.76
Hispanic or Latino 10.37 10.24
Smithies is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in New Zealand. Around 2404 people have been found who wears Smithies as their family name. Smithies is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
184,212 France3
5,936 Bahrain2
31,767 Greece2
29,046 Japan1
1,704,541 India1
151,601 Spain1
19,810 Croatia1
810,193 Indonesia1
1,818 Guernsey1
77,122 Sweden1
31,207 Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
36,678 Singapore1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,449 Scotland66
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Smithies:
14,763 South Africa420
10,767 Australia258
116,314 United States187
4,204 New Zealand182
27,126 Canada126
Countries with thousands of Smithies:
6,423 England1,092
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Smithies Namesakes

    Oliver Smithies, British geneticist, co-authored with the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology
  • Ashleigh Smithies, Actor
  • George Smithies, Soccer player
  • Oliver Smithies, Geneticist
  • Alex Smithies, Soccer player
  • Oliver Smithies, Geneticist
  • Alex Smithies, Soccer player
  • Reg Smithies, Musical Artist

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