Definition: Everyone knows that this surname derived from an occupation. As an example, in times past a Blacksmith would have just been known as Smith.

Surname Origin: Dutch, Irish, English, Scottish and German.

Alternate Surname Spellings: English - SMITH, SMITHE, SMYTH, SMYTHE, SCHMIDT. German - SCHMID, SCHMITZ, SCHMIED, SCHMITT. Dutch - SMIT, SMITT, SMITTE, SMITE, SMITTS, SMIIT, SMIITS, SMITTES, VANSMIT, SMUT, SMUTTS, VANSMUTTS, SCHMIT, VANSCHMIDT. Irish - MACGOWAN, MCGOWAN, MACGOWIN, MCGOWIN, GOWEN, GOWIN, MACGAVIN, Scottish SMITH, SMYTH, SMYTHE and many others.

Surnames sharing the Rootsweb Soundex Code: SAINT, SAND, SANDY, SANTEE, SANTI, SCHMID, SCHMIDT, SCHMIT, SCHMITT, SHAND, SHUMATE, SINNOTT, SMITH, SMITHEY, SMOOT, SMOOTHY, SMYTH, SMYTHE, SNAITH, SNEAD, SNEATH, SNEED, SNODDY, SOUNDY, SUNDAY.

Other Resources

• SMITH Surname at Wikipedia
• SMITH Family Genealogy Forum - see also SMYTH and SMYTHE Genforums
• SMITH Coat of Arms, Family Crest
• SMITH Family Tree & Genealogy Links at Surnamefinder
• Tips and tricks - how to pick your SMITH ancestors out from the crowd
• RootsWeb's World Connect Project
• Rootsweb Messageboards
• TribalPages
• Over 740,000 USA Death Records for SMITH
• Over 226,000 records for SMITH at GeneaNet
• Over 794,000 records for SMITH at GenCircles
• GenesReunited $
• FamilySearch - The largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world
• Answers.com – The world’s greatest encyclodictionalmanacapedia
• DeadFred – Genealogy photo archive
• AncientFaces – Family Treasures
• Linkpendium
• FamilyTreeDNA
• Join the SMITH worldwide DNA project - surnames include Schmidt, Smith, Smithe, Smyth, Smythe
• Over 20,000 records for SMITH in the Debt of Honour - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• RootsChat – Genealogy, Family History, Local History, Messaging Forum and more
• Australian Dictionary of Biography
• National Archives of Australia
• State Records Office, New South Wales, Australia
• Public Record Office, Victoria, Australia
• Archives of New Zealand
• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
• Auckland City Libraries – family history resources, New Zealand
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography online
• Search Family Home Pages at FamilyTreeMaker

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