Smeeth Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Smeeth 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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Smeeth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3871:143,97413,910
Australia1401:192,82619,093
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales81:386,81619,671
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Smeeth (37) may also be a first name.

Smeeth 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)

= Smeath, q.v.

The Kentish parish Smeeth was Smethe in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Kent is specifically so called. In Norfolk any flat plain bears this name. Anglo-Saxon smaeth.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Smeeth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smeeth occurs most in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smeeth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 492,243rd most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Smeeth live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles. Smeeth is also the 1,688,769th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 37 people.

The last name Smeeth is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 143,974. In England Smeeth is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Hampshire, where 15 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Smeeth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smeeth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 544 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Smeeth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Smeeth surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Smeeth earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.47% less than the national average, earning $30,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeethe924/
Smeeths921/
Smeth91224/
Smeet9169/
Smeets8320,322/
Smeath83332/
Smeetz8330/
Smieth8324/
Smeths837/
Smeith836/
Smeedh834/
Shmeet832/
Smethe831/
Smeett831/
Shmeth830/
Smedth830/
Smet8010,647/
Shmeedh773/
Shmeith772/
Schmeth771/
Smith734,458,855/
Smyth7362,963/
Smets7316,216/
Smeed73998/
Smetz73251/
Smiet73239/
Smedt73195/
Smedh7365/
Smett7331/
Smete735/
Shmet735/
Smeit734/
Smıth733/
Smest732/
Zmeet731/
Smýth731/
Dsmet730/
Smeat730/
Schmeets71206/
Schmeetz71105/
Smythe6715,638/
Shmeit671,789/
Smedts671,264/
Smithe671,068/
Smette67319/
Smidth67145/
Smetts67107/
Shmith6796/
Smitth6795/
Smithh6769/
Smiedt6762/
Smaith6746/
Smeyts6734/
Smmith6729/
Ssmith6726/
Schmet6724/
Scmith6723/
Smeitz6723/
Smioth6719/
Smeeds6719/
Smoith6716/
Smitht6713/
Hsmith6713/
Hsmeed677/
Smyths676/
Smuith676/
Shmeed673/
Zsmith673/
Shmets673/
Shmest672/
Sxmith672/
D'Smet672/
Smithd672/
Smeczh671/
Shmetz671/
Zmetch671/
Shmett671/
Jmeeht671/
Smijth671/
Smayth671/
Smihth671/
Xsmith671/
Ssmyth670/
Shmedt670/
Smiett670/
Smitdh670/
Smydth670/
Smeidt670/
Smettz670/

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