Smith
English occupational name
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Smith Origin and Meaning
The name Smith is a boy's name of English origin meaning "blacksmith".
Even if it is the Number one surname in the U.S.--with more than 2.5 million bearers--we still think that Smith would make a cool first or middle name, whether or not it has family history.
Though Smith was in fairly regular use until the 1920s--reaching as high as Number 326 in 1885--it would make a totally distinctive, sophisticated choice today.
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# 971 in the US
Smith Rank in US Top 1000
# 1849 on Nameberry
Smith Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Smith Popularity
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Famous People Named Smith
- Smith Van Burenyoungest son of U.S. President Martin Van Buren
- Smith ChoAmerican actress
- Matt SmithEnglish actor
- Smith VandersDutch female model
Smith in Pop Culture
- Smith Jerrodcharacter on TV's "Sex and the City" (renamed by Samantha from his former name Jerry Jerrod)
- Smith Vancecharacter in After book series by Anna Todd
- Smith Keencharacter from book and movie "The Pelican Brief"
- The SmithsBritish band
- Smith Pricecharacter in Royals book series by Geneva Lee
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