Smeath Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Smeath Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Smooth, Polished, Suave [Middle English smeth(e, Old English sméþe] Philip le Smethe.—Hundred Rolls 2 Dweller at a Plain or Level Field [same etym.] (occasionally) 3 for Smith, q.v.

Cp. Smeeth.

Smeath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Australia361:749,88148,970
England351:1,591,94567,242
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Smeath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Smooth, Polished, Suave [Middle English smeth(e, Old English sméþe] Philip le Smethe.—Hundred Rolls 2 Dweller at a Plain or Level Field [same etym.] (occasionally) 3 for Smith, q.v.

Cp. Smeeth.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Smeath Last Name Facts

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

Smeath is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeath? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 832,284th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,950,440 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Smeath live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States Smeath is most common in: Nevada, where 87 percent reside, Utah, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 1 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Smeath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smeath has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Smeath last name increased 5,933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smeath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smeath surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Smeath earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.44% less than the national average, earning $29,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeth91224/
Smath91202/
Smeah9132/
Smeat910/
Smeeth83672/
Smaith8346/
Smieth8324/
Smeach8323/
Smiath837/
Smeths837/
Smeith836/
Smaeth833/
Smauth833/
Smatch832/
Smayth831/
Smethe831/
Smathe831/
Shmeth830/
Smedth830/
Smet8010,647/
Smah80629/
Smat80456/
Smeh80448/
Smea8024/
Shmathz776/
Smeethe774/
Hshmath773/
Shmeith772/
Schmeth771/
Smeeths771/
Smeihat771/
Schmath770/
Smith734,458,855/
Smyth7362,963/
Smets7316,216/
Smaha733,863/
Smead731,891/
Shmat731,769/
Smeja73998/
Smetz73251/
Smiet73239/
Smatt73210/
Smedt73195/
Smach73139/
Smahy73122/
Smate7397/
Smash7392/
Smeet7369/
Smaut7366/
Smedh7365/
Smiat7340/
Szmat7333/
Smett7331/
Smats7330/
Smeha7321/
Smech7318/
Smeya7317/
Smaih7310/
Smaeh739/
Smaat738/
Hsmat736/
Shmeh736/
Shmet735/
Smete735/
Smeit734/
Smait733/
Smıth733/
Smejh733/
Smast732/
Smest732/
Smesh732/
Smieh731/
Smadt731/
Smahh731/
Smeph731/
Smoet731/
Smýth731/
Smayt731/
Smmah731/
Shmea731/
Smyat731/
Smaht731/
Jmeah731/
Smuet730/
Dsmet730/
Smoeh730/
Schmeadt710/
Schmeach710/
Smeets6720,322/
Smythe6715,638/
Sma672,507/
Shmeit671,789/
Smedts671,264/
Smithe671,068/
Smahat671,002/
Smieja67787/
Smaihi67328/
Smette67319/
Shmait67315/
Schmeh67299/
Sme67291/
Shmeha67212/
Smaiah67183/
Szmeja67178/
Smidth67145/
Smetts67107/
Shmith6796/
Smitth6795/
Schmah6786/
Smahay6776/
Smithh6769/
Smiedt6762/
Smeyts6734/
Smahaj6731/
Smeetz6730/
Smmith6729/
Ssmith6726/
Schmet6724/
Smieya6723/
Smeitz6723/
Scmith6723/
Smeerh6721/
Smioth6719/
Smoith6716/
Hshmat6716/
Smitht6713/
Hsmith6713/
Schmat6712/
Smayah6711/
Smaych6710/
Smeyas679/
Smouth679/
Smaich678/
Smyths676/
Smuith676/
Smeich676/
Smatts675/
Smeedh674/
Shmets673/
Zsmith673/
Smajit673/
Shmest672/
Scmait672/
Shmead672/
Smault672/
Sxmith672/
Smithd672/
Smahai672/
D'Smet672/
Smeeja672/
Shmeet672/
Shmett671/
Smijth671/
Smeett671/
Xsmith671/
Smihth671/
Smaitt671/
Smeyatova671/
Smahii671/
Shmmah671/
Smayet671/
Smeczh671/
Smejas671/
Shmats671/
Shmehr671/
Shmetz671/
Shmeya671/
Szmach671/
Shmmat671/
Smajah671/
Shmeas671/
Smaiet671/
Shmaha671/
Smyadh671/
Smahaa671/
Smahea671/
Zmetch671/
Smaish670/
Smeych670/
Smettz670/
Smeidt670/
Smeads670/
Schmea670/
Smydth670/
Shmatt670/
Smauch670/
Smitdh670/
Smiett670/
Ssmyth670/
Smattz670/
Shmedt670/
Smautz670/

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