Smeed Surname

362,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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).

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Smeed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
England2841:196,19017,257
Australia1761:153,38516,171
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Canada481:767,61660,775
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Guernsey221:2,929767
Ireland211:224,2358,707
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3201:76,1738,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

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.

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

Local. Margaret Scheid banished from Edinburgh, 1529 (MCM., II, p. 89).

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

= Smeeth, Smeath, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeeds9119/
Hsmeed917/
Smeedh914/
Shmeed913/
Smee892,834/
Smed891,979/
Shmeedh833/
Shmheed831/
Jshmeed831/
Smead801,891/
Smeds801,496/
Smeer80596/
Smedt80195/
Smees80189/
Smeet8069/
Smedh8065/
Smied8048/
Shmed8044/
Szmed8027/
Smedå808/
Smete805/
Smeid802/
Smedd801/
Smeud801/
Smeyd801/
Zmeed801/
Smaed800/
Sme75291/
Smeets7320,322/
Smedts731,264/
Smeeth73672/
Schmed73331/
Smette73319/
Schmee73162/
Shmees73125/
Smiedt7362/
Shmeer7362/
Smedås7334/
Smeetz7330/
Smeerh7321/
Szmied737/
Shmead732/
Zhmeed732/
Shmeet732/
Smeett731/
Jsmeer731/
Scmeid731/
Smethe731/
Smedds730/
Smeidt730/
Smeads730/
Smedth730/
Shmedt730/
Schmied6711,582/
Smet6710,647/
Smid677,308/
Smeu672,456/
Smer67937/
Schmedt67928/
Schmees67824/
Smeh67448/
Smej67357/
Smey67133/
Smei6789/
Zmed6763/
Smie6748/
Smea6724/
Smyd6721/
Smes6718/
Schmued6714/
Jmed679/
Schmeid677/
Schmehe677/
Szmiedt676/
Smedova675/
Shme675/
Smedová674/
Smeethe674/
Jsme673/
Smge672/
Smme672/
Shmeerh672/
Smez671/
Shmiedt671/
Jmajeed671/
Smée671/
Smíd671/
Smeeths671/
Ssme671/
Scme671/
Shmheer671/
Smhe671/
Sjme671/
Sxme671/
Xmed671/
Dsme671/
Cmed671/
Cmee671/
Jshmeer671/
Hshmeer671/
Schmetd670/
Schmead670/
Shmeidt670/
Schmete670/
Smep670/
Shmeidz670/

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