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Smith

in Alabama

There are 41,371 people with the last name "Smith" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

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  1. is 1st most common Smith
  2. is 2nd most common Williams
  3. is 3rd most common Johnson
  4. is 4th most common Jones
  5. is 5th most common Davis
  6. is 6th most common Brown
  7. is 7th most common Jackson
  8. is 8th most common Thomas
  9. is 9th most common Moore

Similar Names and Nicknames

Smithson, Smyth, Smit, Smithers, Smitherman, Smithey, Smythe, Smits, Smithwick, Smither

Most Common First Names for Smith

James, Robert, William, John, Charles, Michael, David, Mary, Larry, Richard

Meaning & History

English: occupational name for a worker in metal, from Middle English smith (Old English smið, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Metalworking was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents were perhaps the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is the most frequent of all American surnames; it has also absorbed, by assimilation and translation, cognates and equivalents from many other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).

Recent Searches for "Smith" in Alabama

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James Smith, AL (544 searches)
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