Smeeton Surname
Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname
Smeeton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smeaton' now Kirk Smeaton, near Womersley, Yorkshire.
Johannes Smeton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1620-1. John Mason and Rosamond Smeton: Marriage Lic. (London).
1756.
Read More About This SurnameSmeeton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 597 | 1:93,330 | 9,998 |
| United States | 172 | 1:2,107,319 | 133,796 |
| Canada | 88 | 1:418,700 | 36,754 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 455 | 1:53,572 | 6,432 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Smeeton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smeaton' now Kirk Smeaton, near Womersley, Yorkshire.
Johannes Smeton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1620-1. John Mason and Rosamond Smeton: Marriage Lic. (London).
1756. Married —John Smeaton and Ann Jenkinson: St. George, Hanover Square.
1769. — James Smeeton and Jane Sherwood: ibid.
From the lands of Smytheton or Smythetun, now Smeaton, near Musselburgh, Midlothian. Henry de Smithetone of the county of Edneburk rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 210). Henricus de Smeithtone, juror on an inquisition at Muskylburg in 1359 (RD., p. 267). Alexander Smeythtone had a gift of 12 marks land in Eistrud, Shetland, in 1506 (BM., D-, p. 108), and Erasmus Smittoune in Snarravo, Unst, is in record in 1613 (Shetland). Thomas Smeton or Smeaton (1536-83) was principal of Glasgow University, Smeetoun 1646, Smeiton 1680, Smeton and Smetoun 1584, Smettoun 1624, Smeytone 1678, Smitton 1745.
V. Smeaton.
A parish and a township of Yorkshire.
A township in Leicestershire.
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Smeeton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smeeton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Smeeton occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Smeeton.
How Common Is The Last Name Smeeton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 346,158th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,894,556 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Smeeton reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.
Smeeton is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 597 people, or 1 in 93,330. In England it is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent are found, Essex, where 10 percent are found and Hampshire, where 7 percent are found. Besides England Smeeton occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.
Smeeton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Smeeton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Smeeton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Smeeton last name are 31.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.13% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Smeeton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.17% more than the national average, earning R 546,972 per year; in United States they earn 31.97% more than the national average, earning $56,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $49,835 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeton | 92 | 48 | / |
| Smeaton | 86 | 3,437 | / |
| Smetton | 86 | 3 | / |
| Smmeton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smeiton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Smeyton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Smethon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Smieton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Smyton | 77 | 226 | / |
| Smetan | 77 | 169 | / |
| Smiton | 77 | 112 | / |
| Smaton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cmeton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smoton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smitton | 71 | 179 | / |
| Smettan | 71 | 74 | / |
| Smaiton | 71 | 65 | / |
| Szmetán | 71 | 65 | / |
| Shmetan | 71 | 29 | / |
| Smietan | 71 | 28 | / |
| Smithon | 71 | 20 | / |
| Smouton | 71 | 9 | / |
| Smeatom | 71 | 6 | / |
| Szmetan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Smayton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smetann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smetank | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smython | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smetanc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smothon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smathon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smettom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smiston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smithton | 67 | 91 | / |
| Shmyetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smithgon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smythton | 67 | 0 | / |
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