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Smith

in New Jersey

There are 26,261 people with the last name "Smith" in New Jersey.

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  1. is 1st most common Smith
  2. is 2nd most common Johnson
  3. is 3rd most common Williams
  4. is 4th most common Brown
  5. is 5th most common Rodriguez
  6. is 6th most common Patel
  7. is 7th most common Jones
  8. is 8th most common Miller
  9. is 9th most common Lee

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Smith

Robert, William, James, John, Michael, David, Richard, Thomas, Joseph, Charles

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 New Jersey

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Robert Smith, NJ (299 searches)
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