Smelt Surname

218,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Smelt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal. Either (i) 'the Smelt,' which would be a nickname, or (2) 'the son of Smelt,' which would be personal or baptismal. This appears to be one of the very few names really taken from the finny tribe (v.

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Smelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9691:17,4272,705
England4881:114,17611,700
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Australia951:284,16525,304
Canada731:504,73442,927
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland81:669,22723,443
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2731:89,2879,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Smelt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal. Either (i) 'the Smelt,' which would be a nickname, or (2) 'the son of Smelt,' which would be personal or baptismal. This appears to be one of the very few names really taken from the finny tribe (v. Salman, Turbot, or Chubb). Anglo-Saxon smelt, Danish smell.

William Smelt, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Smelte, Norfolk, ibid.

Richard Smelt, Close Rolls 19 Edward III.

1666. Married — Edward Hews and Jane Smelt: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1713. Baptised — Martha, d. William Smalt: ibid.

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

(English) Gentle, Soft, Mild [Old English smeolt] William Smelt.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon mild, gentle. A priest mentioned in the Codex Diplomaticus bore this appropriate name. H.R. Smelt, Smelte.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

1. A diminutive of Small = to the names Little, Petit, Klein, &c. 2. From Anglo-Saxon smylt, smelt, serene, gentle, placid, mild.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Smelt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smelt (Russian: Смелть) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smelt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 218,998th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,899,168 people. The surname Smelt occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Smelt are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Smelt is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 969 people, or 1 in 17,427. In The Netherlands Smelt is primarily concentrated in: Overijssel, where 53 percent are found, North Holland, where 10 percent are found and Gelderland, where 8 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Smelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smelt has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,583 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Smelt are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Smelt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.96% less than the national average, earning R 152,184 per year; in United States they earn 20.54% more than the national average, earning $52,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.23% less than the national average, earning $48,077 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeltz911,094/
Smelts9135/
Smelte9126/
Smel8990/
Smlt891/
Schmelt8361/
Shmelts8334/
Shmeltz833/
Smael80322/
Smell80273/
Szmel80199/
Smuel80140/
Smiel80115/
Shmel8038/
Smoel804/
Smlth804/
Smilt802/
Smeel801/
Smelő801/
Smelh801/
Smeul801/
Smehl800/
Schmeldt7716/
Schmielt772/
Schmelte771/
Smeltová771/
Sml75167/
Shmuel731,296/
Szmiel73181/
Schmel7386/
Smilth7353/
Smilts7350/
Smiell7334/
Shmoel7333/
Shmiel7329/
Shmael738/
Shmell738/
Smilte736/
Szmell732/
Shmehl732/
Smmuel732/
Smaell732/
Scmehl731/
Jsmeel731/
Smuell731/
Ssmuel731/
Shmeel731/
Smelds731/
Smiltz730/
Smelova675,650/
Schmehl671,731/
Smyl67902/
Schmiel67751/
Smil67617/
Schmell67464/
Schmeel6793/
Jmel6772/
Schmoel6725/
Xmel6719/
Schmuel679/
Schmael676/
Schmilt675/
Shml675/
Zmel674/
Shmuell673/
Smíl672/
Shchmel672/
Schmmel671/
Smll671/
Shmoell671/
Ssml671/
Zmlt671/
Cmlt671/
Hsml671/
Shmeelh671/
Scml671/
Jsml671/
Shmehel671/
Cmel671/
Szmiolt671/
Smïl671/
Smél671/
Ïshmael671/
Chmeltz670/
Smillth670/
Smilths670/
Schmlte670/

Smelt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smelt in the Russian language
Смелтьsmelt-

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