Smeaton Surname
Approximately 3,437 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSmeaton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,017 | 1:54,787 | 6,662 |
| Australia | 794 | 1:34,000 | 4,486 |
| United States | 475 | 1:763,071 | 59,419 |
| Scotland | 420 | 1:12,747 | 1,691 |
| Canada | 336 | 1:109,659 | 11,761 |
| New Zealand | 265 | 1:17,088 | 2,990 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 1:177,195 | 8,871 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 484 | 1:7,734 | 1,071 |
| England | 365 | 1:66,782 | 7,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
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.
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.
(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.
A parish and a township of Yorkshire.
A location name in Cornwall, Yorkshire.
Smeaton Demographics
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Smeaton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smeaton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Smeaton is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Smeaton.
How Common Is The Last Name Smeaton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 131,521st most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,120,322 people. The last name Smeaton is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Smeaton reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Smeaton is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,017 people, or 1 in 54,787. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Smeaton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Smeaton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Smeaton last name rose 279 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 144 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Smeaton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Smeaton last name is predominantly Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States Smeaton are 17.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.23% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeton | 92 | 48 | / |
| Smaton | 92 | 0 | / |
| Smeeton | 86 | 1,057 | / |
| Smaiton | 86 | 65 | / |
| Smaston | 86 | 14 | / |
| Smeatom | 86 | 6 | / |
| Smetton | 86 | 3 | / |
| Smmeton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smeiton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smayton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smieton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Smethon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Smathon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Smeyton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Smathong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Smyton | 77 | 226 | / |
| Smetan | 77 | 169 | / |
| Smiton | 77 | 112 | / |
| Smatan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cmaton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cmeton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smitton | 71 | 179 | / |
| Smettan | 71 | 74 | / |
| Szmetán | 71 | 65 | / |
| Shmetan | 71 | 29 | / |
| Smietan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Smithon | 71 | 20 | / |
| Smouton | 71 | 9 | / |
| Smetane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Szmetan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Smastan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Smetann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smatane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smetank | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smython | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smetanc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smettom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smiston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smithton | 67 | 91 | / |
| Smeatham | 67 | 65 | / |
| Smasthan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shmyetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smettane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smithgon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smythton | 67 | 0 | / |
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