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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English

Meaning & History

From Middle English smoc, smok meaning "smock", "shift", hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or sold such garments, or a nickname for someone who habitually wore a smock (the usual everyday working garment of a peasant).
Added 1/31/2016 by lilolaf