as a Last Name
- 145,813
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Schmidt
Meaning & Origins
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German smit, German Schmied ‘blacksmith’. The German surname is found in many other parts of Europe, from Slovenia to Sweden.
| 152nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 145,813
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Schmidt per capita
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