21-569: Naismith , Nasmith , Nasmyth , or Naysmith may refer to: Naismith ( Nasmith , Nasmyth, Naysmith ) is an occupational surname for a cutler , and may refer to: Smith (surname)#English variations Smith is an occupational surname originating in England. It is the most prevalent surname in the United Kingdom , the United States , Australia , Canada , and New Zealand , and
42-428: A sickle - or scythe -smith. Wildsmith in turn is a corruption of wheelsmith The patronymic practice of attaching son to the end of a name to indicate that the bearer is the child of the original holder has also led to the surnames Smithson and Smisson. Historically, "Smitty" has been a common nickname given to someone with the surname, Smith; in some instances, this usage has passed into "Smitty" being used as
63-570: A smith , originally deriving from smið or smiþ , 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: the verb "to smite" = to hit). The Old English word smiþ comes from the Proto-Germanic word smiþaz . Smithy comes from the Old English word smiðē from
84-548: A Commander in the Royal Navy, who likewise died unmarried in 1838, and Sir Edward. Sir Edward, the tenth Baronet, attended Trinity College, becoming vicar of Camberwell , and Chaplain to King George IV . Having inherited his mother's Windham and Bowyer inheritances, in 1839 he adopted by Royal licence the surname of Bowyer-Smijth, dying 1850. His son Sir William Bowyer-Smith, the eleventh Baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for South Essex from 1852 to 1857. He died in 1883 and
105-469: A surname itself. Surnames relating to smiths and blacksmiths are found across the world. When relevant, transliterations are included in parentheses and italicised, and adaptations (i.e. anglicisations or gallicisations ) in brackets. Additionally, brief etymologies are noted if a name used in a certain language derives from another language. Smijth The Smith , later Smyth , Smijth , Bowyer-Smijth and Bowyer-Smyth Baronetcy , of Hill Hall in
126-605: The Smith root. Names such as Smither and Smithers may in some cases be variants of Smith but in others independent surnames based on a meaning of light and active attributed to smyther . Additional derivatives include Smithman, Smithson and Smithfield (see below). Athersmith may derive from at the Smith . Other variations focus on specialisms within the profession; for example Blacksmith , from those who worked predominantly with iron, Whitesmith , from those who worked with tin (and
147-505: The world wars , but also commonly in times of peace, and the Polish equivalent Kowalski was Anglicized to Smith as well. Variations of the surname Smith also remain very common. These include different spellings of the English name, and versions in other languages. There is some disagreement about the origins of the numerous variations of the name Smith. The addition of an e at the end of
168-599: The County of Essex, was created on 28 November 1661 for Thomas Smith. The current holder is the fifteenth Baronet. Thomas Smith, the 1st baronet, was the grand-nephew and eventual heir to Sir Thomas Smith , the Secretary of State during the reigns of King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I , three-time Ambassador to France and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter , on whose death his estate
189-479: The Proto-Germanic smiðjon . The use of Smith as an occupational surname dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, when inherited surnames were still unknown: Ecceard Smith of County Durham , North East England , was recorded in 975. A popular misconception holds that at the beginning of the 20th century, when many new immigrants were entering the U.S., civil servants at Ellis Island responsible for cataloging
210-460: The difficulty of reading blackletter text, where Smith might look like Snuth or Simth . However, Charles Bardsley wrote in 1901, "The y in Smyth is the almost invariable spelling in early rolls, so that it cannot exactly be styled a modern affectation." Some variants (such as Smijth ) were adopted by individuals for personal reasons, while others may have arisen independently or as offshoots from
231-498: The entry of such persons sometimes arbitrarily assigned new surnames if the immigrants' original surname was particularly lengthy, or difficult for the processor to spell or pronounce. While such claims may be exaggerated, many immigrants did choose to begin their American lives with more "American" names, particularly with Anglicised versions of their birth names; the German Schmidt was often Anglicized to Smith not only during
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#1732844544340252-597: The fifth most common surname in the Republic of Ireland . In the United States, 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 African slaves having been given the surname of their masters, or to being an occupational name, as some southern African-Americans took this surname to reflect their or their father's trade. 2,442,977 Americans shared
273-420: The more obvious Tinsmith ), Brownsmith and Redsmith, from those who worked with copper ( Coppersmith and Greensmith; copper is green when oxidised), Silversmith and Goldsmith – and those based on the goods produced, such as Hammersmith, Bladesmith , Naismith ( nail -smith), Arrowsmith which in turn was shortened to Arsmith, or Shoesmith (referring to horseshoes ). Sixsmith is a variant spelling of
294-563: The name is sometimes considered an affectation, but may have arisen either as an attempt to spell smithy or as the Middle English adjectival form of smith , which would have been used in surnames based on location rather than occupation (in other words, for someone living near or at the smithy). Likewise, the replacement of the i with a y in Smyth or Smythe is also often considered an affectation but may have originally occurred because of
315-504: The surname Smith at the time of the 2010 census , and more than 500,000 people shared it in the United Kingdom as of 2006. At the turn of the 20th century, the surname was sufficiently prevalent in England to have prompted the statement: "Common to every village in England, north, south, east, and west"; and sufficiently common on the (European) continent (in various forms) to be "common in most countries of Europe". The name refers to
336-432: Was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1656/7 and succeeded his father, becoming second Baronet in 1668. He was High Sheriff of Essex, 1680–1, dying 24 June 1713. He was succeeded by his only son, another Sir Edward Smyth, who died 16 August 1744, to be followed by three sons in succession: Sir Edward (died 1760; Sir Charles, Sheriff of Essex 1760–1, died 1773; and Sir William, died 1777, who had attended Trinity College, Cambridge and
357-421: Was admitted to study law at Gray's Inn in 1619/20, and inherited the family estates on the death of a nephew. he was created a baronet 28 November 1661, and served as Sheriff of Essex in 1663–4. He died 5 May 1668 and was buried at Theydon Mount , Essex, his monument bearing the 'Smyth' spelling used for the next several generations by his descendants. Sir Edward Smyth, second but first surviving son of Thomas,
378-634: Was inherited by his brother George Smith, a London draper. George's son Sir William Smith, of Hill Hall , Essex, the baronet's father, was a Colonel in the Army in Ireland , and was later sent by King James I to Spain with the Ambassador. He also served as Sheriff of Essex , and . He married in 1590 Bridget, the daughter of Thomas Fleetwood , Master of the Mint . Thomas Smith, third and youngest son of Sir William Smith,
399-460: Was rector of Stapleford Tawney and Theydon Mount before succeeding to the baronetcy. Sir William Smyth, son of the last, became seventh Baronet on the death of his father, and adopted the affected spelling of 'Smijth' by 1799. He married Anne Windham, daughter and eventual heiress of John Windham, later Windham-Bowyer, dying in 1823. Again, the baronetcy would be inherited by three sons in succession, Sir Thomas, who died unmarried in 1833, Sir John,
420-709: Was succeeded by his nephew, Philip, the son of Clement Weyland Bowyer-Smijth. Sir Philip Bowyer-Smyth, the fourteenth Baronet, was born in Sydney , Australia in 1894. He joined the Royal Navy in 1906, five years before the creation of an Australian navy , and served in World War I and World War II . He was the Naval Attache at Rome from 1938 to 1940, and he commanded the Australian warship HMAS Perth from 1940 to 1941. He
441-544: Was succeeded by his son, Sir William, the twelfth Baronet, who was in the Diplomatic Service and also served as Sheriff of Essex in 1889, dying childless in 1916. The baronetcy then reverted to a first cousin, Alfred Bowyer-Smijth, eldest son of Reverend Alfred John Edward Bowyer-Smijth, younger son of the tenth Baronet, who thus became the thirteenth Baronet. In 1916 he abandoned the affected spelling of his family surname, adopting Bowyer-Smyth. He died childless in 1927 and
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