Smitherman

English

Alternative forms

• Smitheram

Etymology

Occupational surname for someone who assisted a blacksmith, from Middle English smithiere (“blacksmith”) + -man.

Proper noun

Smitherman (plural Smithermans)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Smitherman is the 9245^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3521 individuals. Smitherman is most common among White (82.9%) and Black/African American (13.18%) individuals.

Further reading

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