The most smith families were found in the usa in 1880. Need solid entrepreneurial advice with a side of inspiration and motivation. Smith jerrod, understanding boyfriend of samantha jones in the series sex and the city she. In an attempt to cram as much knowledge as possible into the average education, few courses take the time to real. The byu library was the earliest to partner with familysearch to digitize books, even helping with early scanning of the salt lake fhl collection. All the books listed for the financial times and mckinsey business book of the year award. Apr 06, 2020 media in category smith surname the following 70 files are in this category, out of 70 total. The smith family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. He went on to write more childrens books, many of which are set in africa or derived from african sources. Here are the meaning and origin of the last name ellis, including where the surname is most commonly found, and explore ellis family history. Frank smith blue, pastor colonial families of long island, new york and connecticut being the ancestry and kindred of herbert furman seversmith.
Smiths new book the curated house architectural digest. This is akin to the latin term, faber ferrarius, from which many other names like smith descended in romance languages. The surname smith was first found in durham, in present day northumbria northeastern england where an olde english. The sunday philosophy club series began with a 2004 novel of the same name and has as its main character isabel dalhousie, a philosopher and amateur detective in edinburgh. The only names that give it any competition for this title would be jones and johnson. Smith origin and meaning the name smith is a boys name of english origin meaning blacksmith. I dont know if im qualified to give a top level answer, but im going to give it a shot. Feb 05, 2019 famous people with the surname smith john smith one of the original settlers of jamestown colony in 1607.
Distribution of the smith surname in uk view a map of the distribution of smith families in the uk. Sequels included the careful use of compliments 2007, the forgotten affairs of youth 2011, and the novel habits of happiness 2015. Smiths from derbyshire to the coal mines of the northeast. Check out house of names to investigate the origins of the smith surname or get a copy of the smith family crest a great gift idea. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our elliott research. Distribution of smith surname in us see a map of the distribution of smith families in the us.
The smith name originated in england and is an old english word for the trade of working in metal. This was about 20% of all the recorded smiths in the usa. In 1891 there were 60,270 smith families living in london. The meaning of the word smitan and hence of the later surname, the most popular of all british surnames, was almost certainly not a. Originally, the surname arose from the old english smi. While you may think you know some of historys most famous historical figures, the typical textbook leaves much to be desired. Fun and fascinating facts about famous figures you wont find in history books. Cham pa was a collection of independent cham polities that extended across the coast of what is today central and southern vietnam from approximately the 2nd century ad until 1832 when it was annexed by the vietnamese empire under minh m. John smith 1580 1631, explorer and writer, who helped to found the state of virginia eceard smid 975 a. The origins of the smith and their place in history.
Some of the family moved to mount thoydon in essex. Smith name meaning the name smith comes from the occupation a metalsmith, or more commonly just smith. Richard smith 15681655, officially the bishop of chalcedon, the second catholic bishop for england, wales and scotland after catholicism was banned in england in 1559. An area near the border of britain and scotland was called johnstown.
The intro says the name being english itself, which seems to undercut the possiblity of other origins. In 1840 there were 4 smiths families living in pennsylvania. The origins of the smiths and their place in history scottish clan mini books book 1 ebook. Frank gaylord smith 1923year 35000 people 0 records 0 sources. From the late latin given name clemens, the clement surname means merciful and gentle. Smith thompson van buren, son of president martin van buren. The kingdom was known variously as nagaracampa sanskrit.
This was about 15% of all the recorded smiths in the uk. The largest smith numbers in scotland are now in and around glasgow. This surname probably originated with smith one who works metals and is of old english. The most widely accepted derivation of the name is from the anglosaxon smitan and the germanic verb smioan meaning to smite or strike. This was about 40% of all the recorded smithss in the usa. The books come from the collections of the familysearch family history library, the allen county public library, the houston public library clayton library center for genealogical research, the midcontinent public library midwest genealogy center, the byu harold b. Together with an historical and a biographical sketch of the counties of sumner, smith goodspeed, 1979. The name refers to a smith, originally deriving from smi. The prolific designers fifth book examines the influences that guide his work to revisit this article, visit my profile, then view saved stories. Smith is an englishlanguage surname originating in the british isles.
Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to britain and ireland. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the smith surname lived. One of several popular names in medieval england derived from the hebrew personal name elijah, o. Consequently, the earned a reputation as a warring tribe and moved around a lot. Ive included actors, singers, sports persons and business people as well as some fictional characters just to mix it up a bit. The surname smith is particularly prevalent among those of english, scottish, and irish descent, but is also a common surname among african americans, which can be attributed either to black slaves having been given the surname of their masters, or to being an occupational name, as s. These 5 titles from successful africanamerican entrepreneurs bring it. Early rate through december 4 adam witty is an entr. Familysearch digital library browse collections from. Recorded in the spellings of smith, smithe, smythe, and the patronymics smiths, and smithson, this is an olde english form of the original pre 7th century german smitan.
Joseph smith taught that the text contains the writings of the ancient biblical patriarch joseph. Another 141 words 10 lines of text covering the years 1499, 1546, 1898, 1592, 1632, 1636, 1668, 1604, 1690, 1612, 1685, 1640, 1665, 1714, 1700, 1670, 1797 and are included under the topic early elliott history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. In origin this is an occupational name and comes from the old english word smith. Adam smith, famous for his book the wealth of nations, was born in kirkcaldy, fife in 1723. This name appears in the records from the 1066 domesday book onwards. So as expected, theres a number of famous people with it as their last name.
The meaning of the word smitan and hence of the later surname, the most popular of all british surnames, was almost certainly not a worker in iron. New york had the highest population of smith families in 1840. Smith is a name thats been used primarily by parents who are considering baby names for boys. African american family histories and related works in the. The most smiths families were found in the usa in 1880. It is the most prevalent surname in the united kingdom, australia, canada, new zealand, and the united states, and the fifth most common surname in the republic of ireland. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia redirected from famous people with the surname smith smith is one of the most common surnames in the englishspeaking world. By kristen flanagan photography by rizzoli our website, offers constant origi. Smith smith name meaning, family history, and smith name origin. Byu has digitized all of its public domain genealogy and u. Following is a list of notable people with the surname smith. The name original ly derives from smio or smip, the old english term meaning one who works in metal, related to the word smitan, the old english form of smite, which also meant strike as in early.
Captain edward john smith captain of the illfated rms titanic. John smith has become a generic name for the average man. The old english word smip comes from the protogermanic word smipaz. The name originally derives from smitan, the anglosaxon term meaning to smite or strike as in early 17th century biblical english. People started using the johnson surname after the norman conquest of 1066. The surname young was first found in essex, where the first record of the name appears in the anglosaxon chronicle as wilfer seo lunga in 744. According to the 2019 census, ho chi minh city has a.
Church year book, history and directory of stoney creek 1776, shiloh 19, burlington second 19 presbyterian churches, may 7, 1933, rev. The book of joseph is an untranslated text identified by joseph smith after analyzing egyptian papyri that came into his possession in 1835. It is the most prevalent surname in the united kingdom, australia and the united states, the second. Search byu family history librarys digitized books on familysearch here. Smith is in fact the leading surname in terms of numbers in both england and america. For, since the birth of time, throughout all ages and nations, has the craft of the smith been held in repute by the people. The origins of the smiths and their place in history scottish.
Early notables of the smiths family pre 1700 notables of this surname at this time include. In the hall of fame or the telephone book, its smith as far as the eye can look. Many of the people living there assumed variations of this surname. Discover the fascinating story of your family in this great book. The name smith comes from the metalsmiths, blacksmiths, bladesmiths, silversmiths, goldsmiths, and other workers in metal who supplied all of scotland with swords, dirks, sgian dubhs, jewelry, spears, buckles, armour, and most anything else made of metal. Vietnam is an ancient land with thousands of years of history. In trying to establish a single source for this amazing, monumentally prolific surname smith, it is asserted that they descended from neil cromb, a chief tain who flourished in 1150, third son of murdoch, chief of the clan chattan, a confederation of twentys ix clans of which smith was a member clan.
The surname smith was first found in northern england and scotland, where they held a family seat from ancient times. It is the most prevalent surname in the united kingdom, australia, canada, new zealand, and the united states, and the fift h most common surname in the republic of ireland. In 200304 mccall smith initiated three other series. It is supposed that this compound name may have originally indicated a tall metal worker, or perhaps, a smith, who lived or worked upon high ground. The name smith is probably the most common of all surnames. Highsmith name meaning, family history, family crest. Explore the meaning and origin of the last name clement, plus learn where in the world the clement surname is most common. The goal of this work was to make a agronomical evaluation of the vegetative characteristics and income of five cultivars of banana type plantain, in the first production cycle under irrigation in the semiarid conditions of the region of the city of guanambibahia state. In 1840 there were 7,086 smith families living in new york. The job of working metal wasnt unique to one location, which meant it was adopted more than surnames tied to a specific job that only exists in one location. Agronomical evaluation of bananas under irrigation and semi. Smith as a surname is one of the most common names in english speaking countries which has led to it being frequently used by people wishing to hide their. The origins of the smiths and their place in history scottish clan.
In school, having a favorite class was usually dependent on the teacher. The surname smith was first found in durham, in present day northumbria northeastern england where an olde english version of the name is cited in circa 975, almost 100 years before the normans would invade this part of england. Smith smith name meaning, family history, and smith name. The callaghan surname is derived from the gaelic name o ceallagchain, meaning descendant of ceallancha. He retired from teaching in 2005 to focus on writing fulltime. The surname smith is a common surname in the united kingdom, the united states, canada, and other english speaking countries. A very common surname in the united states, originally an occupational family name from the u. Smith authors with the most common surname in the u.
The smiths family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Record of the smith family descended from john smith, born. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties smith. The name originally derives from smio or smip, the old english term meaning one who works in metal, related to the word smitan, the old english form of smite, which also meant strike as in early 17th century biblical english. Use quotation marks around a set of keywords to search for. Looking forward to talking with you all today about my book, african american history, us history, latin american history, public history. Revised in 2009, this edition of african american family histories and related works in the library of congress incorporates all the past efforts of sandra lawson and paul connor, supplemented by the. The objective of this work was to evaluate the phytotechnical behavior of prataana banana and four progeny hybrids, during two production cycles, in the perimetro irrigado do estreito, southwest of bahia state, brazil. Smith is a family name surname originating in england. The word smith comes from an old english form of the word smite which means to hit. Record of the smith family descended from john smith, born 1655 in county. Smith name meaning historically, surname s evolved as a way to sort people into groups by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics like red hair. The origins of the surname smith can be traced back to the mists of time when man discovered how to extract precious metals from ores and skillfully fashion. To get better results, add more information such as first name, birth info, death info and locationeven a guess will help.
Many years later walter yonge was listed in the subsidy rolls for sussex in 1296 another reference lists hugh le yunge in the hundredorum rolls of 1273 as residing in oxfordshire. Phytotechnical behavior of prataana banana and progeny. Derived from the anglosaxon smitan, meaning to smite or strike, smith and its derivations are an occupational name for a man who works. However, the surname smith has appeared in all records from the very earliest times and predates the domesday book.
Learn about the history and meaning of the irish surnames callaghan and ocallaghan, and explore family history for callaghan ancestors. The name smith was also widespread in lowland scotland. So the history of the smith family and related names is one of the most complex and widely misunderstood family histories. Genealogy of smith smith historical records surnames.
The johnson people were constantly fighting to defend their lands. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. The mention of scots adopting the name smith to hide their affiliations to the jacobite rebellion seems to be understating the smith presence in scotland. Mccall smith served as vicechairman of the british human genetics commission. Mar 31, 2021 there are 2442977 smith records listed in the 2010 us census, and it is the number 1 ranked name. The name smith means blacksmith or other skilled worker. Entire books have been written about the great english name of smith.
For a list of people with this surname, see list of people with surname smith. Recommended books to keep young girls interested in the subject of american history. Smith family history, statistics, genealogy resources and more. The church of mount thoydon is a handsome edifice, containing many fine monuments to the family of smyth, among which is one to sir thomas smyth, chancellor of the garter. The highsmith surname is derived from the old english words heah meaning high and smid meaning smith, blacksmith or ferrier.
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