Smitherman
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Occupational surname for someone who assisted a blacksmith, from Middle English smithiere (“blacksmith”) + -man.
Proper noun edit
Smitherman (plural Smithermans)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Smitherman is the 9245th 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Smitherman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.