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Smith

in South Carolina

There are 33,585 people with the last name "Smith" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Smith

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

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 South Carolina

Since June 2009
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James Smith, SC (414 searches)
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