Smee Surname
Approximately 2,834 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSmee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,115 | 1:49,971 | 6,202 |
| Australia | 625 | 1:43,193 | 5,488 |
| United States | 621 | 1:583,670 | 47,738 |
| Canada | 160 | 1:230,285 | 22,082 |
| South Africa | 107 | 1:506,334 | 41,014 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:79,347 | 6,699 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 57 | 1:77,717 | 5,517 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 637 | 1:38,266 | 4,920 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100 | 1:502,187 | 35,305 |
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.
(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.
A mis-pronunciation of Smeeth.
From the German, Smy; a personal name.
Smee Demographics
Average Smee Salary in
United States
$45,773 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Smee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Smee is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Smée. For other potential spellings of Smee click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smee? popularity and diffusion
Smee is the 154,827th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,571,470 people. The surname Smee is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Smee are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. Smee is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 58 people.
This surname is most common 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 are found, Essex, where 12 percent are found and Hampshire, where 6 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.
Smee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Smee has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Smee last name rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 621 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 975 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Smee Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Smee surname are 17.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.05% being registered with the 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.
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Footnotes
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