Smith
Smith
700,000
Population
#1
Country Rank
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of Population
British Names
Culture
Origin & History
Occupational surname derived from Old English 'smitan', meaning 'to strike' or 'to smite'. Originally denoted a worker of metal — specifically a blacksmith, goldsmith, or coppersmith — whose craft was essential to every medieval community. Its universal utility across trades explains why it became the most common surname throughout the entire English-speaking world.