FYI: Smith surname

Are You a Smith?

Though Smith is the most common last name in the United States and the United Kingdom, fewer than 5 million people worldwide

bear the name (it ranks far behind the name Li held by 108 million people). But you might be a Smith and not even know it.

These surnames are based on various languages' words for the metal working profession:

 

De Smet           Dutch

Ferraro             Italian

Haddad            Arabic

Herrera            Spanish

Kovacs            Hungarian

Kovalenko       Ukrainian

Kovalev           Russian

Kowai              Polish

Lefèvre             French

Lohar               Punjabi

Schmieder        Yiddish

Sedaris             Greek

Seppä              Finnish

 

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