Smillie

English

Alternative forms

• Smelley, Smellie

Etymology

From a derivative of Middle English smel (“smell”), hence a nickname for someone notorious for giving off a smell that was obnoxious even by medieval standards, or for someone who made great use of perfumes and pomanders.

Proper noun

Smillie (plural Smillies)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Smillie is the 31285^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 741 individuals. Smillie is most common among White (92.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Smillie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• illeism, millies