Genealogy Projects tagged with Smyth on the Geni Family Tree

Smith Family Surname Origin

Return to Smith Name Study English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal especially iron such as a blacksmith or farrier from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required...