Surname SCHMIDT

SOURCE: Occupation

USAGE: German

PRONOUNCED: SHMIT [details]

Meaning & History

Occupational name derived from Middle High German smit "smith, metalworker", a cognate of SMITH.

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Smeets, Smets, Smit, Smits (Dutch), Smith, Smythe (English), De Smet (Flemish)

Entry updated July 2, 2017