Sucksmith Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sucksmith Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shoesmith,' a maker of horseshoes, a farrier. Sixsmith may be a corruption of sickle-smith (v. Sucksmith); but it is probable, however strange it may appear, that all the above names are changes rung upon Shoesmith.

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Sucksmith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:612,28636,401
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565

Sucksmith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the shoesmith,' a maker of horseshoes, a farrier. Sixsmith may be a corruption of sickle-smith (v. Sucksmith); but it is probable, however strange it may appear, that all the above names are changes rung upon Shoesmith. Having once reached Sucksmith, the final step to Sixsmith was easy.

William le Shosmyth, Close Rolls, 16 Edward I.

Henry Shughsmythe, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

Margerie Shughsmythe. Lancashire Wills and Inventories (Chetham Society).

Bryan Sukesmythe, temp. Elizabeth 7. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1577. Baptised — Mary, d. John Shewsmith: St. Thomas the Apostle, London.

1576. Bryan Shusmith, of Winwick: Wills at Chester.

1602. Thomas Sixsmith, of Atherton: ibid.

1608. John Sixsmith, of Wigan: ibid.

1617. Thomas Sixesmith, or Sicksmith, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

This surname is derived from an occupation. ; v. Shoesmith. I may, however, suggest that Sucksmith and Sixsmith may be corruptions of scythe-smith or sickle-smith, one who manufactured scythes. In Tobacco Tortured (London: Richard Field, 1616) several characters appear whose names are 'Cocke-on-hoope the Cobbler,' 'Martin the Mariner,' 'Thin-gut the Thatcher,' and 'Simkin the Sithe-smith' (v. Notes and Queries, 1885).

1754. Married — Charles Dowley and Ann Sucksmith: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) an imit. form of Sixsmith, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From sock, a North of England word for a plough-share, from Anglo-Saxon sulg. The first part of this name may also be from Anglo-Saxon seax, sex, a knife, sword, dagger, plough-share.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sucksmith Last Name Facts

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

Sucksmith has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sucksmith click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sucksmith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. Sucksmith is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Sucksmith live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Sucksmith is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 612,286. In England Sucksmith is most numerous in: Berkshire, where 16 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Sucksmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sucksmith has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sucksmith last name declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sucksmith Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sucksmith earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 465.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 109,717 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning R 213,648 per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $50,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shucksmith95360/
Suksmith9419/
Shutcksmith903/
Schucksmith902/
Shouksmith8471/
Suksmai754/
Zugsmith7114/
Sungsmit712/
Sukshma635/
Suksmer631/
Zeugschmitt5027/
Zeugschmidt5023/

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