Smeed Surname
Approximately 998 people bear this surname
Smeed Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the smethe' a smooth place. A large open level or an open, level, smooth turf.
Johannes del Smethe, I sol da uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
(a) Local, 'of Smeeth,' a parish in Kent No doubt the origin is identical with (1).
Read More About This SurnameSmeed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 323 | 1:1,122,164 | 80,931 |
| England | 284 | 1:196,190 | 17,257 |
| Australia | 176 | 1:153,385 | 16,171 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 320 | 1:76,173 | 8,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
Smeed (16) may also be a first name.
Smeed Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the smethe' a smooth place. A large open level or an open, level, smooth turf.
Johannes del Smethe, I sol da uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
(a) Local, 'of Smeeth,' a parish in Kent No doubt the origin is identical with (1).
Laurence de Smethe, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1746. Married — Thomas Smeed and Mary Booker: Canterbury Cath.
1757. — John Smethe and Rose Broughton: St. George, Hanover Square.
Local. Margaret Scheid banished from Edinburgh, 1529 (MCM., II, p. 89).
= Smeeth, Smeath, q.v.
Smeed Demographics
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Smeed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smeed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Smeed is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smeed? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 362,265th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,302,150 people. The last name Smeed is mostly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Smeed live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
Smeed is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 1,122,164. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 14 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.
Smeed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Smeed has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Smeed Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Smeed last name are 10.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.75% being registered with the party.
The amount Smeed earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.02% less than the national average, earning R 45,096 per year; in United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $52,108 CAD per year.
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