Smurthwaite Surname

240,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Smurthwaite Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smurthwaite'; v. Smithett, Smorfitt, &c.

1733. Married — John Russell and Edith Smurthwate: St. George, Hanover Square.

1779. — Christopher Smirthwaite and Elizabeth Brooksbank: ibid.

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Smurthwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9651:57,7396,949
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
Australia1791:150,81415,978
Canada991:372,17833,288
Scotland391:137,2778,372
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4481:54,4096,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Smurthwaite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Smurthwaite'; v. Smithett, Smorfitt, &c.

1733. Married — John Russell and Edith Smurthwate: St. George, Hanover Square.

1779. — Christopher Smirthwaite and Elizabeth Brooksbank: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Smorthwaite or Smurthwaite [The second element is the Old Norse þueit, a clearing: if the first element is the Old Norse smior = Dano-Norwegian smör, butter (cp. the Yorks place-name Butterthwaite), it must rather be the flower-name (cp. Dano-Norwegian smörblomst, buttercup); the possibility, however, of the first element being for Old Norse smá-r = Dano-Norwegian smaa (pron. smaw), small, must be considered; but cp.

Smaithwaite]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Smirthwaite; a location name in Cumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Smurthwaite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smurthwaite occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Smurthwaite click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smurthwaite? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smurthwaite is the 240,410th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,379,535 people. Smurthwaite is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Smurthwaite are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Smurthwaite is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 965 people, or 1 in 57,739. In England it is most prevalent in: Durham, where 19 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent reside. Beside England this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Smurthwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Smurthwaite has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Smurthwaite surname rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 805 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smurthwaite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Smurthwaite are 5.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52% registered with the political party.

The amount Smurthwaite earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.24% more than the national average, earning R 418,824 per year; in United States they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $47,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $51,593 CAD per year.

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