Smethurst Surname

107,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Smethurst Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smethurst,' some small spot in the neighbourhood of Rochdale or Bury, Lancashire I have not discovered its exact position.

Richard Meadowcroft, of Smethurst, 1581: Wills at Chester.

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Smethurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4051:23,1683,227
United States6821:531,46544,211
Australia6061:44,5475,615
Canada3441:107,10911,509
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Wales361:85,9597,098
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Guernsey221:2,929767
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
France111:6,038,429280,838
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tonga11:107,313791
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2841:10,6721,631
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Smethurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smethurst,' some small spot in the neighbourhood of Rochdale or Bury, Lancashire I have not discovered its exact position.

Richard Meadowcroft, of Smethurst, 1581: Wills at Chester.

John Smethurst, of Blakeley, 1582: ibid.

Richard Smethurst, of Bury, 1618: ibid.

1591-2. Richard Smethurst, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1604. Buried — Martha Smythurst: St. Thomas the Apostle (London )t.

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

(English) Dweller at 1 the Wood on the Smeeth or Plain [v. under Smeeth, Smeath2, and + Old English hyrst, a wood] 2 the Smith’s Wood [Old English smiþ, smith]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. See Smeeth, and Hurst. "The wood of the plain."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Smethurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smethurst occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smethurst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,811th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,685,371 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Smethurst reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Smethurst is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 2,405 people, or 1 in 23,168. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 37 percent reside, Lancashire, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Barring England this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Smethurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smethurst has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Smethurst surname expanded 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 675 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 780 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smethurst Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Smethurst last name are 0.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Smethurst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 72.17% more than the national average, earning 595,845 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.97% less than the national average, earning R 83,244 per year; in United States they earn 18.52% more than the national average, earning $51,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $53,129 CAD per year.

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