Blacksmith Surname

302,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Blacksmith Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a worker in iron.' This and Whitesmith are the only survivals of the custom of styling the different workers in metals by the colour of that on which they spent their energies; compare Whitesmith.

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Blacksmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7581:478,17840,545
Canada4291:85,8879,521
England101:5,571,806158,774
Liberia91:489,83723,279
India81:95,883,173728,828
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China41:341,830,39216,990
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Blacksmith (25) may also be a first name.

Blacksmith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a worker in iron.' This and Whitesmith are the only survivals of the custom of styling the different workers in metals by the colour of that on which they spent their energies; compare Whitesmith. Greensmith, Redsmith, Brownsmith.

William le Blacksmith, Close Roll, 54 Henry III.

Nicholas the Blacksmith. History of Norfolk.

John Blacksmythe, Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.

'Brvdel-hyttera, blackesmythes, and ferrars': Cocke Lorelle's Bote.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Blacksmith: This trade has constituted the surnames Black and Smithy Smyth, Smeyt, Smijth, as well as Faber, Fabricius, Ferrier, Ferrers, Fervour, Fearon.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Blacksmith Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blacksmith Come From? nationality or country of origin

Blacksmith occurs most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blacksmith? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blacksmith is the 302,643rd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,811,440 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Blacksmith live; 93 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 758 people, or 1 in 478,178. In The United States Blacksmith is mostly found in: South Dakota, where 15 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Blacksmith is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 34 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Blacksmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blacksmith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Blacksmith surname expanded 984 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blacksmith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blacksmith last name are 8.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Blacksmith earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.75% less than the national average, earning $31,922 CAD per year.

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Blacksmith Reference & Research

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