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View Surname: Smith


SMITH
SOURCE: Occupation
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: SMITH   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "metal worker, blacksmith" from Old English smið, derived from smitan "to smite, to hit". It is the most common surname in most of the English-speaking world.



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