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Where Does The Last Name Smothers Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Smothers occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smothers? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 53,237^th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 759,515 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Smothers reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849^th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Smothers is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 9,536 people, or 1 in 38,010. In The United States Smothers is most numerous in: Maryland, where 8 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Smothers Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Smothers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smothers Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Smothers surname are 13.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.63% registered to vote for the political party.

Smothers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.81% less than the national average, earning $38,917 USD per year.