Smet is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

. Smet is a regional form of ''Smid'' ("Smith") and is equivalent to the more abundant surname

Smit Smit is a Dutch occupational surname. It represents an archaic spelling of the Dutch word "smid" for "smith" (metal worker) and is the Dutch equivalent of the English surname Smith.Citation: Schulze, 2008 Frequency of occurrence in general popu ...

. It is common in

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. People named Smet include: * David Smet (born 1966), French singer/songwriter and amateur sports car racer *

Eugenia Smet The Society of Helpers, formerly known as the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls, is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded in Paris, France, in 1856, with the objective of assisting the souls in Purgatory through their servi ...

(1825–1871), French founder of the Society of Helpers of the Holy Souls *

Henrich Smet Henrich Smet (also ''Henricus Smetius Alostanus'', ''Henricus Smetius a Leda'', or ''Hendrik de Smet'') (29 June 1535 or 1537—15 March 1614) Heidelberg was a physician and humanist scholar. Life Smet was the son of Robert Smet (d. 1540) and i ...

(1535/7-1614), Flemish court physician and humanist *

Kathleen Smet Kathleen Smet (born 19 January 1970, in Beveren) is an athlete from Belgium who competes in triathlon, becoming European champion in 2000 and 2002. She competes in Olympic and Long Distance Triathlons. Smet competed at the first Olympic triathlo ...

(born 1970), Belgian triathlete *

Jean-Philippe Smet Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited for having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 y ...

(1943-2017), French singer and actor, father of David and Laura *

Laura Smet Laura Huguette Smet (; born 15 November 1983) is a French actress. She is the daughter of rock musician Johnny Hallyday and actress Nathalie Baye. In 1986, Johnny Hallyday recorded in her honor the song "Laura", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman. E ...

(born 1983), French actress *

Marc Smet Marc Smet (born 5 February 1951) is a retired Belgian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye i ...

(born 1951), Belgian long-distance runner *

Miet Smet Miet Smet (born 5 April 1943) is a Belgian politician for the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). Career In 1988, Smet became the president of the European Centre for Workers' Questions, a position which she held till 1995. Career in ...

(born 1943), Belgian politician *

Mike Smet Mike Smet (born 6 March 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Dender, as a right back. Career Smet made his senior debut for Germinal Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a B ...

(born 1991), Belgian footballer *

Pascal Smet Pascal Smet (born 30 July 1967) is a Belgian politician, member of Vooruit. Personal life He was born in 1967 in Beveren-Waas. He earned a degree in Law at the University of Antwerp. He is openly gay. Career He was a member of the town counci ...

(born 1967), Belgian politician, Flemish government minister *

Tony Smet Antoine Joseph Ghislain "Tony" Smet (16 February 1870, date of death unknown) was a Belgian fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été ...

(born 1870), Belgian fencer

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{{surname Dutch-language surnames Surnames of Belgian origin

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