Smerdon Surname

218,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Smerdon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smarden,' a parish in Kent, nine miles from Cranbrook.

Smerdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5491:101,49010,680
United States5081:713,50256,234
Australia4441:60,8017,349
South Africa2021:268,20626,747
Canada971:379,85133,859
Wales231:134,5459,804
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4591:53,1056,388
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Smerdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smarden,' a parish in Kent, nine miles from Cranbrook.

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

(English) belonging to Smerden (Kent) [Old English denu, a valley: the first element seems to be the Old English sme(o)ro, fat, grease, and may be from the plant-name smerwort]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly Smarden, a parish in Kent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Smerdons are still mainly to he found in Ashburton and the neighbourhood, a district they have frequented for many generations. A family of this name resided in Widecombe in the 16th and 17th centuries (Dy.). The Rev. Thomas Smerdon was master of the Ashburton grammar school in the middle of last century (W. A.). There were Smerdons in Tavistock in the 15th century (W. T.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Smerdon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Smerdon occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smerdon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 218,998th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,899,168 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Smerdon are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Smerdon is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 101,490. In England Smerdon is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 36 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Essex, where 7 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 24 percent live.

Smerdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smerdon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 12,700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 460 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smerdon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Smerdon last name are 11.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Smerdon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 174.42% more than the national average, earning R 652,116 per year; in United States they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning $49,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $57,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smeardon937/
Smeerdon931/
Smerdonn930/
Smardon86247/
Smyrdon865/
Smerdan864/
Smordon862/
Smirdon861/
Smardan7115/
Smirdan716/
Smyrdan711/

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