SchmidtGerman Occupational name derived from Middle High German smit"smith, metalworker", a cognate of Smith.
SmitDutch From Middle Dutch smit"metalworker, blacksmith", a cognate of Smith.
SmithEnglish Means "metalworker, 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).