Smythers Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Smythers 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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Smythers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
England601:928,63447,428
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Smythers 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

= Smithers, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Smythers Last Name Facts

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

Smythers is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Smythers.

How Common Is The Last Name Smythers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 718,674th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Smythers live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 331 people, or 1 in 1,095,042. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 12 percent live, Maryland, where 11 percent live and Virginia, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Smythers occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Smythers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Smythers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Smythers surname increased 895 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Smythers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Smythers surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Smythers surname are 19.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Smythers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.09% less than the national average, earning $38,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $46,168 CAD per year.

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