Smithee Surname

346,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Smithee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the smithy,' with suffix (perhaps patronymic) s, as in Brooks, Styles, &c. Smithers is a vulgar corruption. (2) Local, 'of Smethurst.' It seems almost certain that Smithers is more generally a corruption of Smethurst (v.

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Smithee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9261:391,42434,366
England851:655,50738,035
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Smithee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the smithy,' with suffix (perhaps patronymic) s, as in Brooks, Styles, &c. Smithers is a vulgar corruption. (2) Local, 'of Smethurst.' It seems almost certain that Smithers is more generally a corruption of Smethurst (v. Register of the University of Oxford. vol. ii. pt. iv.). No doubt the two are mixed.

Johannes del Smethe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Margareta del Smethes, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Smethe, smyth, 1379: ibid.

Cecilia de Smethe, 1379: ibid.

Margeria del Smythe, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus del Smithi, 1379: ibid.

Osbert le de Smythes, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1697. Buried — Catherne Smithyes: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

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

Smither, from a distich in the ' Anturs of Arther ' cited by Halliwell, appears to mean light, active.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Smithee Last Name Facts

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

Smithee is found most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smithee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 346,411th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,901,085 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Smithee are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 926 people, or 1 in 391,424. In The United States Smithee is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Arkansas, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States Smithee exists in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Smithee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Smithee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Smithee last name rose 917 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 293 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smithee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Smithee last name are 17.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Smithee earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.14% less than the national average, earning $34,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smitheey931/
Smithe921,068/
Smithttee881/
Smithey863,031/
Smither862,620/
Smithie86126/
Smithes8650/
Smithet8633/
Smithye865/
Smithea864/
Smythee863/
Shmithe861/
Smithed860/
Smithae860/
Smite833,544/
Smithett80264/
Smithesh8010/
Smitheth805/
Schmithe802/
Smitther802/
Smithess801/
Smoither800/
Smitheat800/
Smithgae800/
Smythe7715,638/
Smitha771,355/
Smithy77580/
Smiter7795/
Smitte7746/
Smithi7746/
Smidte7741/
Smithj7731/
Smitih7722/
Shmite7721/
Smityh7715/
Smites7710/
Smitei777/
Smitjh775/
Smithé774/
Smitey772/
Smithè772/
Smatee771/
Smithê771/
Smiteh771/
Smethe771/
Smathe771/
Smaite770/
Smuthe770/
Schmidthe754/
Schmither751/
Smitheyis750/
Smitter71347/
Smitthi71132/
Smittie71127/
Schmite7178/
Smethie7141/
Smithay7119/
Smithii7111/
Smittes718/
Smythie715/
Smitesh715/
Smether714/
Smithty714/
Smithit714/
Smeethe714/
Smithis713/
Smister713/
Smyther713/
Shmiter713/
Shmidte712/
Smythez712/
Smithys711/
Smithaa711/
Smithyy711/
Smitich711/
Smitiey711/
Smitihs711/
Smittey711/
Smitych711/
Smoythe711/
Ssmitha711/
Smythes711/
Smysthe711/
Smidtha711/
Smythey710/
Smidtte710/
Smityth710/
Smydthe710/
Smittet710/
Smita672,980/
Schmitte67869/
Smithuis67261/
Smiti67116/
Smate6797/
Smity6777/
Szmeiter6750/
Smitj6746/
Smyte6729/
Šmite6728/
Smouther6715/
Shmitter6712/
Schmidte679/
Schmiter675/
Smete675/
Schmitez674/
Shmidter673/
Smeister673/
Szmaites673/
Schmites672/
Smute671/
Smythech671/
Szmitter671/
Schmitha671/
Smeather670/
Schmitie670/

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