Smith.
An English surname originating as an occupation (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand).
Meaning & usage
An English surname originating as an occupation (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand).
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in York County, South Carolina.
Several places in the United States: A small unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, named for an early settler family.
Several places in the United States: A ghost town in Humboldt County, California.
Several places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Smith Township.
A hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, northern Alberta, Canada.
Several rivers: A river in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, a tributary of the Umpqua River.
Several rivers: A river in Montana, United States, a tributary of the Missouri.
Several rivers: A river in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada, a tributary of the Liard River.
Several rivers: A river in Virginia and North Carolina, United States, a tributary of the Dan River.
Several rivers: A river in California, United States, flowing from the Klamath Mountains into the Pacific.
Several rivers: A river in New Hampshire, United States, a tributary of the Pemigewasset River.
Several rivers: A river in Linn County, Oregon, United States, a tributary of the McKenzie River.
Several rivers: A river in Quebec, Canada, a tributary of the Montmorency River.
Smith College (a women's college in Massachusetts, U.S.)
Where this word comes from
From smith or Middle English Smith (“a surname”), alternative form of Smyth, itself from smyth (“smith”). Doublet of Schmidt, Smid, and Smit.
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