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Smithson

in the US

There are 5,813 people with the last name "Smithson" in the United States.

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Smithson 4,721
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  1. is 4,717th most common Bankston
  2. is 4,718th most common Heffernan
  3. is 4,719th most common Gooding
  4. is 4,720th most common Loving
  5. is 4,721st most common Smithson
  6. is 4,722nd most common Rutter
  7. is 4,723rd most common Mariano
  8. is 4,724th most common Darr
  9. is 4,725th most common Roddy

Similar Names and Nicknames

Smith, Smit, Smithers, Smitherman, Smithey, Smits, Smithwick, Smither, Smitley, Smithee

Most Common First Names for Smithson

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

Meaning & History

Northern English: patronymic from Smith.

FOREBEARS The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC was founded (1846) with a bequest from the English chemist and mineralogist James Smithson (1765–1829). He was born James Lewes Macie, the illegitimate son of Hugh Smithson Percy, Duke of Northumberland. His mother, Elizabeth Macie, a widow, was a direct descendant of Henry VIII; through her family James Smithson inherited a fortune.

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