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Smith

in Wisconsin

There are 19,595 people with the last name "Smith" in Wisconsin.

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Ranking in Wisconsin

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  1. is 1st most common Johnson
  2. is 2nd most common Smith
  3. is 3rd most common Anderson
  4. is 4th most common Miller
  5. is 5th most common Nelson
  6. is 6th most common Olson
  7. is 7th most common Peterson
  8. is 8th most common Brown
  9. is 9th most common Williams

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Smith

Robert, James, David, Michael, Richard, John, William, Thomas, Mark, Steven

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 Wisconsin

Since June 2009
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Robert Smith, WI (98 searches)
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