Smithwick Surname
Approximately 3,574 people bear this surname
Smithwick Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smethwick,' a township in the parish of Brereton, Cheshire, four miles from Sandbach; also a hamlet in the parish of Harborne, Staffordshire Of course the popular pronunciation was Smithick (compare Physick for Fishwick).
Read More About This SurnameSmithwick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,468 | 1:146,863 | 15,154 |
| Australia | 702 | 1:38,455 | 4,999 |
| South Africa | 156 | 1:347,293 | 31,960 |
| Ireland | 95 | 1:49,568 | 3,605 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Barbados | 14 | 1:20,532 | 1,076 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 89 | 1:49,774 | 4,200 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 385 | 1:130,438 | 12,506 |
Smithwick Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smethwick,' a township in the parish of Brereton, Cheshire, four miles from Sandbach; also a hamlet in the parish of Harborne, Staffordshire Of course the popular pronunciation was Smithick (compare Physick for Fishwick). This was further corrupted to Smedick.
1311. Ralph de Smethwyk, rector of Beteley, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1621. Baptised — Ellyn, d. Thomas Smiththicke: St. Peter Cornhill.
1663. Married — Roger Chiswicke and Jane Smethicke: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1680. Thomas Smethwick, of Smethwick: Wills at Chester.
This name is usually associated with Kilkenny on account of the well-known brewery there, but in fact since Col. Henry Smithwick obtained an extensive estate in the barony of Duhallow, Co. Cork, under the Cromwellian Settlement, the family has been established in that county as well as in the Carlow-Kilkenny area. The “census” of 1659 shows Col. Henry Smithwick to be still in active command of his regiment, stationed at that time in Drogheda, and in the same document and also in the lists of poll money commissioners (1660-1661) we find a Henry Smithwick in Co. Carlow, while in 1665 he and his son, another Henry, are parties to a transaction relating to land in Co. Kilkenny in which they had an existing interest. Again in 1673 and 1678 one of these Henry Smithwicks was appointed a commissioner to carry out the act providing for the disarming of Catholics. This family frequently appears in our records e.g. in the Orrery Papers. Somewhat later they became considerable landowners in Co.
Tipperary. William Smithwick appears as a J.P. in north Tipperary in 1715 and 1727, and by the end of the last century one branch had been long established at Portroe on the Tipperary side of Lough Derg. In 1878 they owned 1150 acres there and another branch possessed over 2000 acres in Co. Kilkenny. The fact that the will of Dorothy Smithwick was proved in the Cork diocesan court in 1642 indicates that at least one family of Smithwick was in Ireland before the Cromwellian upheaval.
(English) 1 Dweller at the Smith’s Place [Old English smið + wic] 2 for Smethwick1, q.v.
Though the Smithwicks of Co. Cork are Cromwellian, those of the Carlow-Kilkenny area were established there earlier in the seventeenth century.
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Smithwick Demographics
Average Male Smithwick Height
181.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Smithwick Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smithwick Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Smithwick is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Smithwick? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 127,023rd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,039,045 people. The surname Smithwick occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Smithwick live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,468 people, or 1 in 146,863. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, North Carolina, where 15 percent reside and Georgia, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Smithwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Smithwick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Smithwick last name expanded 641 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 107 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Smithwick Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Smithwick last name is primarily Catholic (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States Smithwick are 5.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.93% registered with the party.
The amount Smithwick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.93% less than the national average, earning R 156,996 per year; in United States they earn 0.73% less than the national average, earning $42,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning $58,429 CAD per year.
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