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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, ...

. It represents an archaic spelling of the Dutch word "smid" for "

smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

" (metal worker) and is the Dutch equivalent of the English surname

Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

.Citation: Schulze, 2008

Frequency of occurrence in general populations

Information for surname frequency in the Netherlands is limited by the end of comprehensive census taking in the year 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 29,783 recorded people with the surname Smit, while the general census provides a figure of 9,519,000 as the 1947 population. Working with this data the frequency of the Smit surname in the Netherlands in 1947 can be calculated to be ≈0.313% or ≈3,130 of every 1,000,000 people. By comparison, the most common Dutch surname in the 1947 data was

de Jong De Jong is a Dutch language surname meaning "young". It is the most common surname in the Netherlands, represented by 86,534 people in 2017. It may also be found in the anglicized form YoungBrouwer, Leendert''De top 100 van de familienamen in Nederl ...

, which had a frequency of ≈0.580%.(55,256/9,519,000)*100% An imperfect comparison can be made to primary

English-speaking countries The following is a list of English-speaking population by country, including information on both native speakers and second-language speakers. List * The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The total Engl ...

as of 1998 based on research by the

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. In 1998, the highest frequency was observed in New Zealand as 97.18 occurrences per million people, or ~1/30th the rate found in the Netherlands of 50 years before.Citation: Longley, et al., 2008. Among the nations examined in the National Trust study, relative frequencies for 1991 were: New Zealand > Australia ≅ Canada ≫ United States > Northern Ireland > Great Britain > Republic of Ireland. The substantial difference between Canada and the United States indicated in this series is approximately 3.5 fold.

People

;Arts * (1641–1710), Dutch painter * (1916–2001), Dutch musician *

Anton Smit Anton Smit (22 August 1945) is a Dutch screenwriter, television and film producer.Arie Smit Adrianus Wilhelmus "Arie" Smit (15 April 1916 – 23 March 2016) was a Dutch-born Indonesian painter who lived on Bali. Early life Smit was the third of eight children of a trader in cheese and confectionery in Zaandam. His family moved in 19 ...

(1916–2016), Dutch-born Indonesian painter *

Bartho Smit Bartho Smit (15 July 1924 – 31 December 1986) was a South African writer, poet, dramatist and director. He was a member of the Sestigers, a group of influential Afrikaans writers of the 1960s. He wrote ''Moeder Hanna'' ("Mother Hanna") in 1959 ...

(1924–1986), South African writer, poet, dramatist and director *

Carola Smit Carola Sier-Smit (born 1 September 1963) is a Dutch singer and was a member of Dutch pop band BZN from 1984 until 2007 when the band disbanded. Biography Musical career Smit was born Volendam, and began her musical career in 1980 (at age 17), w ...

(b. 1963), Dutch singer *

Carolein Smit Carolein Smit (born 1960) is a Dutch ceramic art sculptor whose work often includes animals or skeletons. Life and education Smit was born on 22 October 1960 in Amersfoort. She was educated at the AKV St. Joost in Breda from 1979 to 1984, stu ...

(b. 1960), Dutch ceramic art sculptor *

Floortje Smit Floortje Smit (born 16 July 1983, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch singer. Career In ''Idols'' Smit's career started in season three of the Dutch TV talent show ''Idols'', the Dutch spin-off of Pop Idol. In a surprising twist, Smit, a big audience favor ...

(b. 1983), Dutch singer * (1910–1981), Dutch poet and journalist * (1933–2012), Dutch voice actor *

Gert Smit Gene Rockwell (1944–1998) was a South African singer. His 1965 rendition of "Heart" went directly to the top of the LM Radio Top 20. History Gene was born Gert Smit in 1944 in the town of Krugersdorp in the then Transvaal Province, Transvaal ...

(1944–1998), South African singer known as "Gene Rockwell" *

Guy Richards Smit Guy Richards Smit (born 1970) is an American performance artist, painter, and singer-songwriter in the band Maxi Geil! & PlayColt. He has shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, also in London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Valencia, Paris, Du ...

(b. 1970), American performance artist *

Howard Smit Howard J. Smit (April 19, 1911 – August 1, 2009) was a pioneering American film make-up artist known for his work on films including '' The Birds'' and '' The Wizard of Oz''. Smit also spearheaded the movement to establish the Academy Aw ...

(1911–2009), American film make-up artist * (b. 1978), Dutch actor * Jan Smit (b. 1985), Dutch singer *

Joseph Smit Joseph Smit (18 July 1836 – 4 November 1929) was a Dutch zoological illustrator. L.B. Holthuis, Leiden, (1958, 1995) ''Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, 1820 - 1958''. page 47reprint manuscript, PDF Background Smit was born in Lisse. He ...

(1836–1929), Dutch zoological illustrator * Leo Smit (1900–1943), Dutch composer and pianist * Leo Smit (1921–1999), American composer * Lionel Smit (b. 1982), South African artist * (b. 1993), Dutch actress * Louise Smit (b. 1940), South African children's writer *

Marianne Smit Marianne Smit (born 1984) is a Dutch harpist. Biography Marianne Smit started playing the harp in 1995 when she was nine years old. Initially she was taught by her mother Gertru Smit-Pasveer, the sister of flutist Kathinka Pasveer. After one ye ...

(b. 1984), Dutch harpist *

Monique Smit Margaret Gertrude Mary (Monique) Smit (born 9 April 1989) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Early life Monique grew up in Volendam as the younger sister of Jan Smit. After finishing school, she attended Don Bosco College, and later ...

(b. 1989), Dutch singer and television presenter *

Peter Smit '' Peter "The Hurricane" Smit (December 24, 1961 – August 15, 2005) was a Dutch martial artist, Retrieved 2013-06-03 who mastered such different fight disciplines as kyokushin karate, kickboxing and Muay Thai., Retrieved 2013-06-04. Peter Sm ...

(b. 1952), Dutch children's writer and publicist *

Pierre Jacques Smit The Reverend Pierre Jacques Smit (1863–1960), who often signed his works Peter Smit, Peter J. Smit, or P.J. Smit, was a natural history illustrator of the Victorian era in England. Life and work Smit was born in Leiderdorp, Holland, the son ...

(1863–1960), Dutch natural history illustrator in England * Sjoukje Smit (b. 1950), Dutch singer known as "Maggie McNeal" *

Wisse Alfred Pierre Smit Wisse Alfred Pierre Smit (6 December 1903, in Heumen, Gelderland – 20 June 1986) was a poet and an influential Dutch literary historian. He was a specialist in Dutch literature of the Golden Age (17th century). W.A.P. Smit worked as a teacher f ...

(1903–1986), Dutch poet and literary historian ;Politics * (1897–1994), Dutch Esperantist and politician * Carry Pothuis-Smit (1872–1951), Dutch suffragist and SDAP politician * Els Veder-Smit (b. 1921), Dutch VVD politician *

Jaap Smit Jaap Smit (born 8 March 1957) is a Dutch preacher, manager, trade unionist and government official serving as the King's Commissioner of South Holland since 2014. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he previously led the Christia ...

(b. 1957), Dutch trade unionist and King's Commissioner *

Joke Smit Johanna Elisabeth "Joke" Smit (27 August 1933 – 19 September 1981) was a well-known Dutch feminist and politician in the 1970s. Personal life Smit grew up in a reformed family of six children in Vianen. Her father was a teacher. She a ...

(1933–1981), Dutch feminist and politician *

Michiel Smit Michiel Smit (born 21 August 1976) is a former Dutch politician who was leader of Nieuw Rechts, a far-right political party. Political office Michiel Smit was elected to the Rotterdam city council in 2002 as a member of Leefbaar Rotterdam. In F ...

(b. 1976), Dutch politician * Neelie Smit (b. 1941), Dutch politician *

Nico Smit Nico Smit is a Namibian politician who has served in the National Assembly (Namibia), National Assembly since Namibia's independence in 1990. He represents the Popular Democratic Movement. Political career Smit began his politics career in the 1 ...

, Namibian politician *

Nicolaas Smit Nicolaas Jacobus Smit (5 May 1837 – 4 April 1896) was a Boer general and politician. During the First Boer War, he led Boer forces to victory during the Battle of Majuba Hill. He was elected Vice State President of the South African Repu ...

(1832–1896), South African Boer general and politician * Paul Smit (b. 1953), Namibian politician and farmer *

Pieter Smit Pieter Smit (11 October 1963 – 10 April 2018) was a Dutch police officer and politician, belonging to the Democrats 66 (D66) party. Smit was born in Delfzijl. He held a commanding position in the former Haaglanden police forceConcerning The ...

(1963–2018), Dutch politician *

Robert Smit Robert van Schalkwyk Smit was an economist and parliamentary candidate for South Africa's National Party (South Africa), National Party, tipped as a future Minister of Finance. He was murdered, along with his wife Jean-Cora, on 22 November 1977 ...

(1933–1977), South African economist and politician ;Sports * (b. 1999), Dutch handball player * Alexander Smit (b. 1985), Dutch baseball player * Anika Smit (b. 1986), South African high jumper * Angie Smit (b. 1991), New Zealand middle distance runner * Arij Smit (1907–1970), Dutch boxer * (b.1978), Dutch inline-skater * Arvid Smit (b. 1980), Dutch footballer * Daryn Smit (b. 1984), South African cricketer * David Smit (b. 1976), English cricketer * (b. 1981), Dutch cyclist * Dillon Smit (b. 1992), South African rugby player *

Ettiene Smit Ettiene Smit (born 15 June 1974) is a South African strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.G. H. Smit (b. 1976), Guernsey cricket player *

Gretha Smit Grietje "Greta" Smit (born 20 January 1976) is a Dutch former speed skater. Smit won a surprising silver medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 5000 meter event. She skated a world record broken in a later pair by Claudia Pechstein. Prior to ...

(b. 1976), Dutch speedskater *

Hans Smit Hans-Peter Van Sprew Smit (born June 29, 1958) is an Indonesian-born Filipino football coach. He was assistant coach of the Philippine national football team which participated at the 1996 Tiger Cup. He is the current head coach of the DLSU Lady ...

(b. 1958), Indonesia-born Filipino football manager *

Heinrich Smit Heinrich 'Cooper' Smit (born 21 November 1990) is a rugby union winger who plays for and Namibia. Smit made his debut for the Namibia in 2013 and was part of the squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby ...

(b. 1990), Namibian rugby player * Jan Smit (b. 1983), Dutch footballer *

Jane Smit Jane Smit (born 24 December 1972) is an English former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 21 Test matches, 109 One Day Internationals and 4 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 1992 and 2008 ...

(b. 1972), English cricketer * Janine Smit (b. 1991), Dutch speed skater *

Jasper Smit Jasper Smit (born 17 November 1980) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Biography Smit, a right-handed player, featured most successfully in the doubles format, in which he reached 121 in the world. All of his eight main ...

(b. 1980), Dutch tennis player * (b. 1958), Dutch shot putter * Jesse Smit (b. 1996), South African cricketer *

JJ Smit Johannes Jonathan Smit (born 10 November 1995) is a Namibian cricketer who made his senior debut for the Namibian national side in February 2012, aged 16. Early career A left-arm fast bowler from Keetmanshoop, Smit made his debut for the Nam ...

(b. 1995), Namibian cricketer *

Johann Smit Johann Smit (born 4 February 1994) is a South African cricketer. He made his List A debut for KwaZulu-Natal in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge The 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge was a List A cricket competition tha ...

(b. 1994), South African cricketer *

John Smit John William Smit, OIS, (born 3 April 1978) is a former South African rugby union player and former chief executive officer of the Sharks. He was the 50th captain of the South Africa national team, and led the team to win the 2007 Rugby World C ...

(b. 1978), South African rugby player and executive * Julia Smit (b. 1987), American swimmer * (b. 1940), Dutch footballer *

Kick Smit Johannes Chrishostomus "Kick" Smit (3 November 1911 – 1 July 1974) was a Dutch football player. He earned 29 caps and scored 26 goals for the Netherlands national football team, and played in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups.Klaas Smit Klaas Smit (Volendam Volendam () is a fishing town in the municipality of Edam-Volendam, province of North Holland, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2021, it has a population of 22,715. It is twinned with Coventry, England. History Originally, Vole ...

(1930–2008), Dutch footballer *

Luke van der Smit Luke-Kyle van der Smit (born 29 June 1994) is a Namibian professional rugby union player for Valley RFC in Hong Kong, having previously played for in 2015 and the in 2016. His regular position is flanker. Rugby career 2013–2015: Western ...

(b. 1994), Namibian rugby player *

Maaike Smit Maaike Smit (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player. Smit started wheelchair tennis at the age of 20. She played at the US Open and Australian Open, and won the Florida O ...

(b. 1966), Dutch wheelchair tennis player * Marjan Smit (b. 1975), Dutch softball player *

Marnix Smit Marnix Smit (born 10 December 1975) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a centre back. He spent all of his professional career, which lasted ten years, with Heracles Almelo. Playing career Smit was born in Almelo and played youth footbal ...

(b. 1975), Dutch footballer *

Minouche Smit Minouche Smit (born 6 March 1975) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the Netherlands. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, she finished in sixth position (8:08.48) with the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Carla ...

(b. 1975), Dutch swimmer * (1979–2014), South African rugby player *

(1961–2005), Dutch martial artist * Riaan Smit (b. 1984), South African rugby player * Rie Smit-Vierdag (1905–2005), Dutch freestyle swimmer * Roelof Smit (b. 1993), South African rugby player *

Sylvia Smit Sylvia Smit (born 4 July 1986) is a Dutch female footballer who plays as a midfielder and striker for DTS Ede in the Dutch Topklasse. She has played professional football for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie Vrouwen and the Belgian-Dutch BeNe Leag ...

(b. 1986), Dutch footballer *

Theo Smit Theo Smit (5 April 1951 – 20 July 2023) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Smit died on 20 July 2023, at the age of 72. Major results ;1974 :Ronde van Noord-Holland ;1975 :Belsele :Tour de France: ::Winner stages 5 and 9A ;1976 ...

(b. 1951), Dutch road bicycle racer *

Willie Smit Willem Jakobus Smit (born 29 December 1992 in Lydenburg) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2013 : 1st Time tr ...

(b. 1992), South African cyclist *

Yasemin Smit Miloushka Yasemin Smit (born 21 November 1984 in Amsterdam) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represented the Dutch national team in international competitions.

(b. 1984), Dutch water polo player ;Other * Bart Smit (b. 1940), Dutch toy store owner * Flip Smit (b. 1936), South African demographer and educator *

Fop Smit Fop Smit (11 October 1777 – 25 August 1866) was a Dutch naval architect, shipbuilder, and shipowner. He founded the towage and salvage company L. Smit & Co that is now part of Smit International. His shipyard had a number of "firsts" in shipbu ...

(1777–1866), Dutch naval architect, shipbuilder, and shipowner, founder of

Smit International Smit Internationale N.V. (or Smit International) is a Dutch company operating in the maritime sector. The company was founded in 1842 by Fop Smit as a towage company with only the 140 horsepower paddle steamer tug ''Kinderdijk''. Fop's sons, ...

Jan Smit (paleontologist) Jan Smit (born 8 April 1948) is a Dutch paleontologist. He was affiliated with the Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from 2003 to 2013 as a professor of event stratigraphy, studying rapid changes in the geolo ...

(b. 1948), Dutch paleontologist * Jan Smit (physicist) (b. 1943), Dutch theoretical physicist * (1883–1972), Dutch Roman Catholic bishop * Jörgen Smit (1916–1991), Norwegian teacher and writer *

Lou Smit Andrew Louis "Lou" Smit (April 14, 1935 – August 11, 2010) was an American police detective in Colorado Springs, Colorado who worked on a number of notable cases before his retirement in 1996, and then was recalled to work on the murder of ...

(1935–2010), American police detective *

Mabel Wisse Smit Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau (previously Mabel Martine Wisse Smit, born Mabel Martine Los; 11 August 1968), more commonly known as Mabel van Oranje, is the widow of Prince Friso and sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherland ...

(b. 1968), Dutch widow of Prince Friso of Orange Nassau *

Neil Smit Neil Smit (born 1960) is an American businessman and former CEO of Comcast Cable, an American corporation providing cable, entertainment, and communications products and services. Collegiate education and military service Smit earned a Bachelor ...

(b. 1959), American businessman and CEO *

Tim Smit Sir Timothy Bartel Smit KBE (born 25 September 1954) is a Dutch-born British businessman, famous for his work on the Lost Gardens of Heligan, the Eden Project, and the Charlestown Shipwreck & Treasure Centre, all in Cornwall, England. Early li ...

(b. 1954), Dutch-born British archeologist, music producer and gardener

Compound surnames

* Arie Jan Haagen-Smit (1900–1977), Dutch chemist *

Christian Reus-Smit Christian Reus-Smit (born 8 August 1961) is Professor of International Relations (IR) at the University of Queensland, in Brisbane Australia. He is an internationally renowned scholar in the field of IR. Reus-Smit's research focuses on the instit ...

(b. 1961), Australian international relations scholar *

Sianoa Smit-McPhee Sianoa Smit-McPhee is an Australian actress. She is best known for her years in Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' as Bree Timmins. Early life Sianoa Smit-McPhee was born in South Australia. She showed an interest in performing at a very you ...

(b. 1992), Australian actress *

Kodi Smit-McPhee Kodi Smit-McPhee (born 13 June 1996) is an Australian actor. He gained recognition as a child actor for his leading roles in ''The Road'' (2009) and '' Let Me In'' (2010). In 2021, Smit-McPhee garnered critical acclaim for his performance as Pe ...

(b. 1996), Australian actor

Šmit

Jože Šmit Jože Šmit (1 February 1922 – 7 February 2004) was a Slovene language, Slovene poet, translator, editor and journalist. Šmit was born in the village of Tlake, Rogatec, Tlake near Rogatec in eastern Slovenia in 1922. The house in which he was ...

(1922 –2004), Slovene poet, translator, editor and journalist * Vlado Šmit (b. 1980), Serbian footballer

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