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Surname SMITH
SOURCE: Occupation
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: SMITH   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "metal worker, blacksmith" from Old English smiþ, related to smitan "to smite, to hit". It is the most common surname in most of the English-speaking world. A famous bearer was the Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790).
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VARIANT: Smythe
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Smeets, Smets, Smit, Smits (Dutch), Schmid, Schmidt, Schmitt, Schmitz (German)