Smits is a

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that is considered a variant of the more common

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 ...

surname.Citation: Meertens Institute: Smit. The name is an old plural of Smid (blacksmith), though the plural in modern Dutch would be Smeden.

Frequency of occurrence in general populations

Information for surname frequency in the Netherlands is limited by the end of comprehensive census taking in 1971. The most recent readily available information is based on the 1947 census, for which both raw census data and surname frequency data have been made available to the general public. In 1947 there were 15,151 recorded people with the surname Smits, while the general census provides a figure of 9,519,000 as the 1947 population. Working with this data the frequency of the Smits surname in the Netherlands in 1947 can be calculated to be ~0.159% or ~1,590 of every 1,000,000 people, which is ½ the frequency of the surname

, of which Smits is a variant. In 2007 there were 23,205 carriers of this surname in The Netherlands and 3,888 in Belgium.Citation: Nederlandse familienamenbank

Notable people sharing the Smits surname

Alexander Smits Alexander John Smits (born December 25, 1948) is an Australian-American engineer and academic who is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Gas dyna ...

(born 1948), Australian-American engineer *

Andreas Smits Andreas Smits (14 June 1870 – 13 November 1948) was Dutch chemist who specialized in physical and inorganic chemistry and examined aspects of phase change and conversions between allotropic forms. He was a professor at the Delft University of ...

(1870–1948), Dutch physical chemist *

Anita Smits Adriana Gerarda Antonia Maria (Anita) Smits (born 22 May 1967 in Oirschot, North Brabant) is a former archer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ; ), officially ...

(born 1967), Dutch archer *

Bart Smits Bart Smits (born 17 March 1972 in Oss) is a Dutch heavy metal singer. He was the original singer in The Gathering, and he sang on their first album '' Always...'', released in 1992. The following year he left them to form Wish. After one full-l ...

(born 1972), Dutch heavy metal singer * Eva Smits (1906–1992), Dutch freestyle swimmer * George Smits (1944–1997), Belgian inventor of experimental musical instruments * Glenn Smits (born 1990), Dutch tennis player *

Gregory Smits Gregory James Smits (born 1960) is an American historian, academic, writer and Japanologist. He is a professor of Japanese history at Pennsylvania State University.Pennsylvania State University "Gregory James Smits" retrieved 2013-3-22. Early li ...

(born 1960), American historian and Japanologist *

Hans Smits Hans Karel Daniël Smits (born January 24, 1956 in Den Helder, North Holland) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. See al ...

(born 1956), Dutch water polo player *

Hendrik Smits Hendrik Smits (9 December 1907 – 12 September 1976) was a Dutch rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of ...

(1907–1976), Dutch rower *

Inger Smits Inger Smits (born 17 September 1994) is a Dutch handball player for Borussia Dortmund and the Dutch national team. She represented the Netherlands at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship. Her father and brothers Kay and Jorn are also ...

(born 1994), Dutch handball player *

Jakob Smits Jakob Smits or Jacob Smits ( Rotterdam, 9 July 1855 – Achterbos (Mol), 15 February 1928) was a Dutch-Flemish painter. Background and early life He was born a son of a decorator. Jakob studied in Rotterdam at the academy and helped his fath ...

(1855–1928), Dutch painter *

Jan M. Smits Jan M. Smits (born 1967) is a Dutch law professor. He is the dean of the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University, where he is also professor of European Private Law and director of the Maastricht European Private Law Institute. Furthermore, he ...

(born 1967), Dutch law professor * Jean Baptiste Smits 1792–1857), Belgian politician *

Jeroen Smits Jeroen Smits (born 21 June 1972) is a former Dutch cricketer and a former captain. He is a right-handed batsman who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper. For many years, since his debut in cricket's ICC Trophy on 20 February 1994, Smit ...

(born 1972), Dutch cricketer *

Jimmy Smits Jimmy L. Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s-1990s legal drama '' L.A. Law'', NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s-2000s police drama '' NYPD Blue'', Matt Sant ...

(born 1955), American actor *

John Smits John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(born 1988), Canadian soccer player *

Jorn Smits Jorn Smits (born 3 September 1992) is a Dutch handball player for TTH Holstebro and the Dutch national team. Career Initially, Smits first practiced football at the age of 6, but his cousin asked him to participate in handball training during th ...

(born 1992), Dutch handball player * (1901–1986), Dutch musicologist *

Joshua Smits Joshua Gerardus Petrus Wilhelmus Smits (born 6 November 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Willem II. Smits started his football career at Astrantia and De Treffers, before moving to NEC in 2011. In the 2014 ...

(born 1992), Dutch footballer *

Louisa Smits Louisa Smits is a former Belgian racing cyclist. She won the Belgian national road race title in 1965. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Belgian female cyclists Place of birth missing (l ...

(born 1940s), Belgian racing cyclist *

Ludowyk Smits Ludowyk, or Caspar Smits, or Smith or Gaspar Smitz (1635 in Zwartewaal – 1707 in Dublin), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to Houbraken he was called Ludowyk Smits, nicknamed Hartkamp, and was the teacher of the painters ...

(1635–1707), Dutch painter *

Lukas Smits Lukas Smits (born 23 May 1935 in Ravenswaaij) is a Dutch painter. Lukas Smits was born in Ravenswaaij (Buren) and studied both at the Academy of Art and Design in Den Bosch and at the Jan van Eyck-Academy in Maastricht. In 1959 he received the R ...

(born 1935), Dutch painter *

Manja Smits Manja Smits (born 27 May 1985 in De Bilt) is a Dutch politician. She was an MP for the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) from 22 April 2008 until 15 April 2014, specializing in matters of primary and secondary education. From May 2013 onw ...

(born 1985), Dutch politician *

Marije Smits Marije Smits (born 24 October 1986) is a Dutch amputee and Paralympian named "2011 Paralympic Athlete of the Year" by the Dutch Athletics Union. She competed at the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and she did not win a medal. Refe ...

(born 1986), Dutch Paralympic sprinter *

Pepijn Smits Pepijn Maxime Smits (born 9 December 1996) is a Dutch swimmer. He competed in the Team event at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships The 2018 European Aquatics Championships took place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Luss in the central belt ...

(born 1996), Dutch swimmer *

Rik Smits Rik Smits (born 23 August 1966), nicknamed "the Dunking Dutchman" is a Dutch former professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The center was drafted by the ...

(born 1966), Dutch basketball player *

Rik Smits (linguist) Reinier Johannes Charles "Rik" Smits (born 1953 in The Hague) is a Dutch linguist, author, translator and editor with a wide range of interests. As a linguist he specialized in generative syntax, taking a PhD in General Linguistics in 1989. From ...

(born 1953), Dutch linguist, author, and journalist *

Robert-Jan Smits Robert-Jan Smits (born 1958) is the President of the Executive Board of the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands since May 2019. In 2018-2019, he was a senior adviser for open access and innovation at the European Political Strat ...

(born 1958), Dutch civil servant *

Seppe Smits Sebastien "Seppe" Smits (born 13 July 1991) is a Belgian professional snowboarder and World Championship medalist. Smits was born in Westmalle and started snowboarding at a serious level in the winter of 2006–2007, competing in the Europa Cup ...

(born 1991), Belgian snowboarder *

Simon Smits Simon J. H. Smits (born 13 September 1955) is the former Dutch ambassador to the United Kingdom. He completed a Harting Fellowship at the University of Oxford after which he entered the diplomatic service and received postings to Bangladesh, Gene ...

(born 1955), Dutch ambassador to the United Kingdom *

Sonja Smits Sonja Smits (born September 8, 1958) is a Canadian actress. She was nominated for two Genie Awards: for '' Videodrome'' (1983) and '' That's My Baby!'' (1984). On television, she starred in '' Street Legal'' (1987-1992) and '' Traders'' (1996-2000 ...

(born 1955), Canadian actress *

Tim Smits Tim Smits (born 11 April 1986) is an Australian footballer who plays for Grange Thistle. Club career Smits began his career with North Pine SC, he then moved to Albany Creek and then to the QAS. At the Queensland Academy of Sport he spent t ...

(born 1986), Australian footballer *

Ton Smits Ton Smits (February 18, 1921 – August 5, 1981) was a Dutch cartoonist and comic artist. He was born in Veghel and moved to Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Braban ...

(1921–1981), Dutch cartoonist *

Twan Smits Twan Smits (born 20 December 1985 in Weurt) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Juliana '31 in the Dutch Derde Divisie. Smits also is the captain of the Groesbeek side since 2011. Originally a youth product from N.E.C., he p ...

(born 1985), Dutch footballer *

William Smits Willem Smits (1704 – 1 December 1770) was a Dutch Franciscan orientalist and exegete. Biography Smits was born at Kevelaer in the Duchy of Guelders. He entered the Order of Friars Minor at the age of eighteen. As a religious he applie ...

(1704–1770), Dutch Franciscan orientalist and exegete *

Willie Smits Willie Smits (born February 22, 1957, in Weurt, Gelderland, the Netherlands) is a trained forester, a microbiologist, conservation movement, conservationist, Animal rights activism, animal rights activist, Rewilding (conservation biology), wildern ...

(born 1957), Dutch conservationist *

Xenia Smits Xenia Smits (born 22 April 1994) is a Belgian-born German handball player for SG BBM Bietigheim and the German national team. Achievements * EHF European League: **''Winner'': 2022 * Bundesliga: **''Winner'': 2022 *LFH Division 1 Féminine: **'' ...

(born 1994), German handball player * Yanis Smits or Jānis Šmits (born before 1940), Canadian Latvian Baptist bishop ;Šmits *

Anatolijs Šmits Anatolijs Šmits (September 2, 1941 – January 30, 1998), also known as Anatols Šmits or Anatoly Shmit, was a Latvian chess player. Šmits won the Soviet Junior Championship in 1960 and was Latvian Chess Champion in 1969 and 1975. He also ...

(1941–1998), Latvian chess master *

Jānis Šmits Jānis Šmits (1 April 1968 - 23 September 2019) was a Latvian politician and Lutheran pastor. He was a member of the Latvia's First Party and a deputy of the 8th and 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament). He was a member of parliament from March ...

(born 1968), Latvian politician * (1869–1938), Latvian Orientalist and ethnographer *

Rolands Šmits Rolands Šmits (born June 25, 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the LKL and the EuroLeague. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10"), and a weight of 106.4 kg (235 lbs.), he can play at either the power forward or c ...

(born 1995), Latvian basketball player

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