Nesmith

English

Alternative forms

• Naismith, Nessmith

Etymology

Occupational surname for a maker of knives or nails, from Middle English knyf (“knife”) or nayl (“nail”) + smith.

Proper noun

Nesmith (countable and uncountable, plural Nesmiths)

1. A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].
2. An unincorporated community in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nesmith is the 4955^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7097 individuals. Nesmith is most common among White (51.87%) and Black/African American (41.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nesmith”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 659.