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Smith

in West Virginia

There are 15,634 people with the last name "Smith" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Smith

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

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 West Virginia

Since June 2009
4,889

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James Smith, WV (97 searches)
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