Smeaton Surname

131,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Smeaton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smeaton' now Kirk Smeaton, near Womersley, Yorkshire.

Johannes Smeton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1620-1. John Mason and Rosamond Smeton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1756.

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Smeaton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0171:54,7876,662
Australia7941:34,0004,486
United States4751:763,07159,419
Scotland4201:12,7471,691
Canada3361:109,65911,761
New Zealand2651:17,0882,990
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Wales241:128,9399,528
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4841:7,7341,071
England3651:66,7827,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Smeaton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smeaton' now Kirk Smeaton, near Womersley, Yorkshire.

Johannes Smeton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1620-1. John Mason and Rosamond Smeton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1756. Married —John Smeaton and Ann Jenkinson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1769. — James Smeeton and Jane Sherwood: ibid.

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

From the lands of Smytheton or Smythetun, now Smeaton, near Musselburgh, Midlothian. Henry de Smithetone of the county of Edneburk rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 210). Henricus de Smeithtone, juror on an inquisition at Muskylburg in 1359 (RD., p. 267). Alexander Smeythtone had a gift of 12 marks land in Eistrud, Shetland, in 1506 (BM., D-, p. 108), and Erasmus Smittoune in Snarravo, Unst, is in record in 1613 (Shetland). Thomas Smeton or Smeaton (1536-83) was principal of Glasgow University, Smeetoun 1646, Smeiton 1680, Smeton and Smetoun 1584, Smettoun 1624, Smeytone 1678, Smitton 1745.

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

(English) belonging to Smeaton (Yorks4), Smeeton (Leic.), &c. = 1 the Smooth or Flat Enclosure [Old English smepe + tún] 2 the Smith’s or Smiths’ Place [Old English smiþ, genit. pl. smiþa + tún] 3 the Small Enclosure or Farm [v. Smee] One of the Yorkshire Smeatons was Smiþatún in the 10th cent. ('Cart. Sax.’ no. 1255.) In Domesday-Book, Gt. Smeaton (Yorks) was Smidetune and Smidetone; Little Smeaton (Yorks), Smidetune and Smedetone; Kirk Smeaton (Yorks), Smedeton(e; Smeeton (Leic.), Smitone.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish and a township of Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cornwall, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Smeaton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smeaton is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeaton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 131,521st most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,120,322 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Smeaton live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 1,017 people, or 1 in 54,787. In England it is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Not including England Smeaton is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Smeaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smeaton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Smeaton surname grew 279 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 144 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Smeaton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Smeaton last name is chiefly Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Smeaton surname are 17.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Smeaton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.43% less than the national average, earning R 136,800 per year; in United States they earn 16.64% more than the national average, earning $50,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.92% more than the national average, earning $58,588 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeton9248/
Smaton920/
Smeeton861,057/
Smaiton8665/
Smaston8614/
Smeatom866/
Smetton863/
Smmeton861/
Smeiton861/
Smayton861/
Smieton860/
Smethon860/
Smathon860/
Smeyton860/
Smathong801/
Smyton77226/
Smetan77169/
Smiton77112/
Smatan771/
Cmaton771/
Cmeton770/
Smitton71179/
Smettan7174/
Szmetán7165/
Shmetan7129/
Smietan7128/
Smithon7120/
Smouton719/
Smetane718/
Szmetan714/
Smastan714/
Smetann711/
Smatane711/
Smetank711/
Smython711/
Smetanc711/
Smettom710/
Smiston710/
Smithton6791/
Smeatham6765/
Smasthan673/
Shmyetan671/
Smettane671/
Smithgon671/
Smythton670/

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