Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗An English surname originating as an occupation (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). · A male given name transferred from the surname. · An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana. · An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
From smith or Middle English Smith (“a surname”), alternative form of Smyth, itself from smyth (“smith”). Doublet of Schmidt, Smid, and Smit.
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