Smillie Surname

87,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Smillie Surname Definition:

Thomas Smelie, merchant and guild-brother in Glasgow, 1612 (Burgesses). James Smillie in Strafrank, parish of Carstairs, 1754 (Lanark CR.). William Smellie (1740-1795), printer and naturalist in Edinburgh. Smeallie 1647, Smyllie 1697. Smillie recorded in Edinburgh, 1942.

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Smillie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,6401:3,265578
England1,1011:50,6076,270
United States9771:370,99232,902
Canada6591:55,9116,614
Australia4291:62,9277,576
New Zealand3961:11,4351,993
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Northern Ireland511:36,1773,487
Wales311:99,8247,946
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5671:6,602944
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Smillie (18) may also be a first name.

Smillie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Thomas Smelie, merchant and guild-brother in Glasgow, 1612 (Burgesses). James Smillie in Strafrank, parish of Carstairs, 1754 (Lanark CR.). William Smellie (1740-1795), printer and naturalist in Edinburgh. Smeallie 1647, Smyllie 1697. Smillie recorded in Edinburgh, 1942. Harrison derives the name as a variant of Smalley, from the name of a place in Derbyshire, but I feel doubtful of this.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English, Scottish) One who came from Semilly or Semily, in France; variants of Smalley, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

May be from the Anglo-Saxon smel, another form of Small. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Smillie Last Name Facts

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

Smillie (Arabic: سميلي) is found most in Scotland. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Smillie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 87,846th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,331,545 people. Smillie is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Smillie are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. Smillie is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 18 people.

This surname is most numerous in Scotland, where it is carried by 1,640 people, or 1 in 3,265. In Scotland Smillie is primarily found in: West Lothian, where 12 percent reside, North Lanarkshire, where 12 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Scotland it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Smillie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smillie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Smillie last name expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,336 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,776 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 123 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Smillie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Smillie last name are 1.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Smillie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.63% more than the national average, earning R 443,496 per year; in United States they earn 14.41% more than the national average, earning $49,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $53,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smillieh931/
Smiellie931/
Smille92232/
Smilli929/
Smellie862,200/
Smiller8697/
Smyllie8687/
Smilley8675/
Shmilli8672/
Smillei863/
Smlie831/
Schmille8090/
Smaellie8028/
Shmiller807/
Smilly7721/
Smilla7715/
Smelle7713/
Smelli775/
Smylle773/
Cmilli772/
Smlley771/
Schmiller759/
Schmielle751/
Schmilley750/
Smle732/
Smli731/
Smelley711,247/
Smeller71133/
Smyller712/
Zmiller712/
Smaelle711/
Djmilli711/
Småli6732/
Schmilla6719/
Shmuelli676/
Schmller675/
Shmyller673/
Shmli672/
Schmelli672/
Smley672/
Shmeller671/
Shmle671/
Smler671/
Schmelle671/
Smlly670/
Smelljer670/

Smillie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Smillie in the Arabic language
سميليsmyly-
سميلىsmyly-

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