Smithurst Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Smithurst Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at the Smith’s Wood [Old English smið + hyrst, a wood] 2 for Smethurst1, q.v.

Lawrence Smythurst and Henry Smyth- urst (of Lomax, Bury).—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1546.

Smithurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6421:86,7889,476
Australia561:482,06636,890
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Norway71:734,61250,907
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2581:94,4789,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Smithurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at the Smith’s Wood [Old English smið + hyrst, a wood] 2 for Smethurst1, q.v.

Lawrence Smythurst and Henry Smyth- urst (of Lomax, Bury).—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1546.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Smithurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smithurst is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Smithurst.

How Common Is The Last Name Smithurst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 455,757th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. The surname Smithurst is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Smithurst reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

Smithurst is most numerous in England, where it is held by 642 people, or 1 in 86,788. In England it is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 26 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 24 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Smithurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smithurst has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Smithurst surname grew 249 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 74 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smithurst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Smithurst earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 31% less than the national average, earning 238,808 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smithhurst9515/
Schmithurst901/
Smethurst894,324/
Smythurst8915/
Smithirst890/
Smethhurst848/
Smethurs821/
Smithors820/
Schmithorst8026/
Smethursp781/
Smehturst781/
Schmidthorst7641/
Shmedthorst701/
Schmedthorst6768/

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