Smee Surname

154,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Smee Surname Definition:

Lower says, 'a mispronunciation of Smeeth' (q.v). He advances no evidence. I cannot suggest a satisfactory solution.

1573. Baptised — Thomas, s. John Smye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1574-5. John Smy (or Sury), Berkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Smee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1151:49,9716,202
Australia6251:43,1935,488
United States6211:583,67047,738
Canada1601:230,28522,082
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Wales391:79,3476,699
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
France321:2,075,710171,237
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6371:38,2664,920
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

The alternate forms: Smée (1) are calculated separately.

Smee (58) may also be a first name.

Smee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lower says, 'a mispronunciation of Smeeth' (q.v). He advances no evidence. I cannot suggest a satisfactory solution.

1573. Baptised — Thomas, s. John Smye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1574-5. John Smy (or Sury), Berkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(Teutonic) 1 Small [cp. Dutch smi- and Frisian sme- (as in Dutch smient, Frisian smént, lit. ‘small duck’, smew) = Dano-Norwegian smaa, Old Norse smá-r = O.H.Ger. smáhi, small] (rarely) 2 an apocopated form of Smeath, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A mis-pronunciation of Smeeth.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Smy; a personal name.

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

Smee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smee is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Smée. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smee? popularity and diffusion

Smee is the 154,827th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,571,470 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Smee live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 58 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,115 people, or 1 in 49,971. In England Smee is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Essex, where 12 percent reside and Hampshire, where 6 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Smee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smee has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 621 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 975 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Smee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Smee surname is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Smee last name are 17.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Smee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.89% less than the national average, earning 277,259 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.68% more than the national average, earning R 317,664 per year; in United States they earn 6.08% more than the national average, earning $45,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning $56,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smée921/
Smeed89998/
Smeer89596/
Smees89189/
Smeet8969/
Sme86291/
Smeets8020,322/
Schmee80162/
Shmees80125/
Shmeer8062/
Smeetz8030/
Smeerh8021/
Smeeds8019/
Hsmeed807/
Smeedh804/
Shmeed803/
Smeeja802/
Shmeet802/
Smeett801/
Jsmeer801/
Smayee801/
Smeejo801/
Smaiee801/
Smeeji801/
Smet7510,647/
Smeu752,456/
Smed751,979/
Smer75937/
Smeh75448/
Smej75357/
Smye75298/
Smey75133/
Smei7589/
Smoe7575/
Smie7548/
Smea7524/
Smes7518/
Shme755/
Smae754/
Jsme753/
Smge752/
Smme752/
Smez751/
Ssme751/
Scme751/
Smhe751/
Sjme751/
Sxme751/
Dsme751/
Cmee751/
Smep750/
Schmees73824/
Smaweeh739/
Schmehe737/
Shmeedh733/
Shmeerh732/
Smmeeya731/
Shmeeya731/
Smeeths731/
Shmheed731/
Shmheer731/
Jshmeed731/
Jshmeer731/
Hshmeer731/
Smets6716,216/
Smead671,891/
Smeds671,496/
Smeja67998/
Smejo67527/
Sømme67451/
Smiej67446/
Shmer67277/
Szmer67273/
Smetz67251/
Smoje67246/
Schmeets67206/
Smedt67195/
Smaje67156/
Småge67151/
Schmeetz67105/
Smaye6783/
Smedh6765/
Shmed6744/
Zmeer6739/
Smeys6736/
Smeah6732/
Smett6731/
Szmed6727/
Sømoe6723/
Smeha6721/
Smech6718/
Smeya6717/
Smeis6717/
Shmei6716/
Smoie6714/
Smaeh679/
Smedå678/
Shmeh676/
Sæmer676/
Schme675/
Szmej675/
Shmet675/
Smowe675/
Smões675/
Smeij675/
Smeit674/
Smeii674/
Shmoe673/
Shmes673/
Smejh673/
Smyie672/
Smest672/
Smecz672/
Smeid672/
Sømer672/
Smeus672/
Smesh672/
Jmeez671/
Smieh671/
Smedd671/
Smepf671/
Smeph671/
Smepp671/
Smeud671/
Smeyd671/
Smaie671/
Smmer671/
Smess671/
Smeyj671/
Shmey671/
Shmme671/
Schmmees671/
Szmue671/
Zmeet671/
Smihe671/
Smuye671/
Shmea671/
Sshme671/
Ssmae671/
Zmeed671/
Zsmue671/
Smeat670/
Smoeh670/
Schmeher670/
Schmeies670/
Smyhe670/

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