Smeton Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Smeton 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 SurnameSmeton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Smeton 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.
A parish and a township of Yorkshire.
Smeton Demographics
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Smeton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smeton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Smeton is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smeton? popularity and diffusion
Smeton is the 2,808,717th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Smeton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Smeton reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 36 percent reside, Colorado, where 23 percent reside and Washington, where 17 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside.
Smeton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Smeton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Smeton last name expanded 470 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Smeton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Smeton surname are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the political party.
Smeton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.73% more than the national average, earning $52,525 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeaton | 92 | 3,437 | / |
| Smeeton | 92 | 1,057 | / |
| Smetton | 92 | 3 | / |
| Smmeton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Smeiton | 92 | 1 | / |
| Smeyton | 92 | 0 | / |
| Smieton | 92 | 0 | / |
| Smethon | 92 | 0 | / |
| Smyton | 83 | 226 | / |
| Smetan | 83 | 169 | / |
| Smiton | 83 | 112 | / |
| Smaton | 83 | 0 | / |
| Cmeton | 83 | 0 | / |
| Smoton | 83 | 0 | / |
| Smitton | 77 | 179 | / |
| Smettan | 77 | 74 | / |
| Smaiton | 77 | 65 | / |
| Szmetán | 77 | 65 | / |
| Shmetan | 77 | 29 | / |
| Smietan | 77 | 28 | / |
| Smithon | 77 | 20 | / |
| Smetane | 77 | 8 | / |
| Smeatom | 77 | 6 | / |
| Szmetan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Smython | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smayton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smetann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smetank | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smetanc | 77 | 1 | / |
| Smothon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smathon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smettom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smiston | 77 | 0 | / |
| Smithton | 71 | 91 | / |
| Smettane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smithgon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Smythton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Smetanová | 67 | 2,907 | / |
| Smetanova | 67 | 184 | / |
| Schmitton | 67 | 10 | / |
| Schmettan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Smatan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Smitun | 67 | 1 | / |
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