Smaller Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Smaller Surname Definition:

SMALER: John Smaler was vicar of Kyngowdrum (Kingoldrum), 1475 (CRA., p. 33).

Smaller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
England2191:254,42020,501
Australia511:529,32739,816
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Jersey31:33,0674,675
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
San Marino11:33,214932
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Smaller (15) may also be a first name.

Smaller Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SMALER: John Smaler was vicar of Kyngowdrum (Kingoldrum), 1475 (CRA., p. 33).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Smaller Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smaller occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smaller? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 519,402nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Smaller live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 1,432,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, Minnesota, where 13 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Smaller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smaller has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 872 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 378 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smaller Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Smaller are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Smaller earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.39% less than the national average, earning R 158,280 per year; in United States they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $41,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.49% more than the national average, earning $71,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szmaller934/
Smallear930/
Smalle92245/
Smaler9234/
Smallheer8842/
Schmaller8818/
Smalleyrd881/
Smallheir880/
Smalley8621,957/
Smoller86573/
Smallie86191/
Smailer8655/
Szmaler8610/
Smalles865/
Smallet865/
Smalerz865/
Smaille863/
Scmaler861/
Smallez861/
Smalljr861/
Smajler861/
Shmaler861/
Smauler860/
Smale837,036/
Schmaler80524/
Schmalle80178/
Smalheer80173/
Smeallie80163/
Smallets8063/
Shmoller8014/
Smalletz8012/
Ssmoller807/
Smallesh805/
Scmoller805/
Smailles802/
Smallett801/
Smalliey801/
Smaillie800/
Smales772,289/
Smoler77686/
Smaile77391/
Smolle77178/
Smalla77160/
Smalej77121/
Smally77119/
Smalie7743/
Smáler7717/
Smaley7712/
Smalli777/
Smayle775/
Szmale774/
Smeale773/
Smalee772/
Shmale772/
Smalei772/
Smalhe772/
Smeler771/
Smalet771/
Smajle771/
Smalje770/
Schmoller751,498/
Schmaeler757/
Smalerova754/
Schmalley751/
Schmallie751/
Smalletts751/
Schmailer750/
Schmale713,718/
Smailes711,631/
Smolley71176/
Smollet71113/
Shmaley71106/
Smalets7179/
Smailey7141/
Smaletz7139/
Smauley7135/
Smallis7132/
Shmalei7119/
Smailla7111/
S'Maile7110/
Smolier718/
Smahlei717/
Smolear715/
Smeille715/
Smaylerova714/
Smealie714/
Shmeler714/
Schmmoller714/
Smallys713/
Smolles713/
Šmajler712/
Smalliy712/
Smailie712/
Smailje712/
Smailli712/
Smoeler712/
Smaleys711/
Smaliey711/
Smallai711/
Smalloy711/
Smalluy711/
Smasley711/
Smaulla711/
Smealli711/
Smeleer711/
Smelher711/
Smollie711/
Smolere711/
Smaleit711/
Smallay711/
Szmeler711/
Smallia711/
Zmoller711/
Smatley710/
Smolher710/
Smoille710/
Smealey710/
Smelear710/
Smeally710/
Smaully710/
Smole671,570/
Smali67728/
Smollett67276/
Smala67249/
Schmeler67149/
Smallish67104/
Schmäler6737/
Smaaslet6728/
Schmahle6723/
Schmoler6719/
Schmolle6715/
Schmalge6714/
Smaly6711/
Schmaley679/
Jmale678/
Shmahlei678/
Schmalje671/
Schmales671/
Shmoeler671/
Schméler671/
Smaillia671/
Scmolher671/
Chmoller671/
Schmalie670/

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Smaller Reference & Research

Small DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Small FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Smaller
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