Smit is a Dutchoccupational surname. It represents an archaic spelling of the Dutch word "smid" for "smith" (metal worker) and is the Dutch equivalent of the English and Scottish surname Smith.[1]
Frequency of occurrence in general populationsedit
Information for surname frequency in the Netherlands is limited by the end of comprehensive census taking in the year 1971.[2] 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,[3] while the general census provides a figure of 9,519,000 as the 1947 population.[4] 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.[5] By comparison, the most common Dutch surname in the 1947 data was de Jong, which had a frequency of ≈0.580%.[6][7]
An imperfect comparison can be made to primary English-speaking countries as of 1998 based on research by the National Trust. 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.[8] 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.[8] The substantial difference between Canada and the United States indicated in this series is approximately 3.5 fold.[8]
Peopleedit
Arts
Aernout Smit [fr] (1641–1710), Dutch painter
André Smit [de; nl] (1916–2001), Dutch musician
Anton Smit (b. 1945), Dutch screenwriter, television and film producer
Arie Smit (1916–2016), Dutch-born Indonesian painter
Dutch Census Digitization 1795-1971 Project. "Hoofdstuk II. het totale bevolkingscijfer" (Scanned page image). Dutch Censuses 1795-1971 (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (through DANS Institute and in collaboration with NWO). p. 13. Retrieved 2008-03-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Longley, Paul; Alex Singleton; Richard Webber; Daryl Lloyd. . The National Trust. Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-03-05. Note that the full URL is http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/Statistics.aspx?name=SMIT&year=1998&altyear=1881&country=GB&type=name[dead link], but use of any url except the base included here seldom properly resolves.
Meertens Institute. "Jong, de". Nederlandse Familienamen Databank (in Dutch). Meertens Institute. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
Meertens Institute. "Smit". Nederlandse Familienamen Databank (in Dutch). Meertens Institute. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
Schulze, Lorine McGinnis (2008-03-04). "Dutch Patronymics of the 1600s". New Netherland, New York Genealogy. Olive Tree Genealogy. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
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This article is about the surname For the Dutch company see Smit International For other uses see SMIT disambiguation 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 and Scottish surname Smith 1 SmitLanguage s DutchOriginMeaningsmithRegion of originNetherlandsOther namesVariant form s De SmetSmeetsSmetSmithSmits Contents 1 Frequency of occurrence in general populations 2 People 3 Compound surnames 4 Smit 5 Notes 6 ReferencesFrequency of occurrence in general populations editInformation for surname frequency in the Netherlands is limited by the end of comprehensive census taking in the year 1971 2 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 3 while the general census provides a figure of 9 519 000 as the 1947 population 4 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 5 By comparison the most common Dutch surname in the 1947 data was de Jong which had a frequency of 0 580 6 7 An imperfect comparison can be made to primary English speaking countries as of 1998 based on research by the National Trust 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 8 Among the nations examined in the National Trust study relative frequencies for 1991 were New Zealand gt Australia Canada United States gt Northern Ireland gt Great Britain gt Republic of Ireland 8 The substantial difference between Canada and the United States indicated in this series is approximately 3 5 fold 8 People editArtsAernout Smit fr 1641 1710 Dutch painter Andre Smit de nl 1916 2001 Dutch musician Anton Smit b 1945 Dutch screenwriter television and film producer Arie Smit 1916 2016 Dutch born Indonesian painter Barry Smit b 1948 climatic geographer Bartho Smit 1924 1986 South African writer poet dramatist and director Carola Smit b 1963 Dutch singer Carolein Smit b 1960 Dutch ceramic art sculptor Floortje Smit b 1983 Dutch singer Gabriel Smit de nl 1910 1981 Dutch poet and journalist Ger Smit nl 1933 2012 Dutch voice actor Gert Smit 1944 1998 South African singer known as Gene Rockwell Guy Richards Smit b 1970 American performance artist Howard Smit 1911 2009 American film make up artist Huub Smit de nl b 1978 Dutch actor Jan Smit b 1985 Dutch singer Joseph Smit 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 Lisa Smit fr nl b 1993 Dutch actress Louise Smit b 1940 South African children s writer Marianne Smit b 1984 Dutch harpist Monique Smit b 1989 Dutch singer and television presenter Peter Smit b 1952 Dutch children s writer and publicist Pierre Jacques Smit 1863 1960 Dutch natural history illustrator in England Sjoukje Smit b 1950 Dutch singer known as Maggie McNeal Wisse Alfred Pierre Smit 1903 1986 Dutch poet and literary historianPoliticsAdalbert Smit ca eo nl 1897 1994 Dutch Esperantist and politician Carry Pothuis Smit 1872 1951 Dutch suffragist and SDAP politician Els Veder Smit 1921 2020 Dutch VVD politician Jaap Smit b 1957 Dutch trade unionist and King s Commissioner Joke Smit 1933 1981 Dutch feminist and politician Michiel Smit b 1976 Dutch politician Neelie Smit b 1941 Dutch politician Nico Smit Namibian politician Nicolaas Smit 1832 1896 South African Boer general and politician Paul Smit b 1953 Namibian politician and farmer Pieter Smit 1963 2018 Dutch politician Rachelle Smit American politician Robert Smit 1933 1977 South African economist and politicianSportsAlec Smit de nl b 1999 Dutch handball player Alexander Smit b 1985 Dutch baseball player Angie Smit b 1991 New Zealand middle distance runner Anika Smit b 1986 South African high jumper Arij Smit 1907 1970 Dutch boxer Arjan Smit de nl b 1978 Dutch inline skater Arvid Smit b 1980 Dutch footballer Daryn Smit b 1984 South African cricketer David Smit b 1976 English cricketer Dennis Smit de nl b 1981 Dutch cyclist Dillon Smit b 1992 South African rugby player Ettiene Smit b 1974 South African strongman G H Smit b 1976 Guernsey cricket player Gretha Smit b 1976 Dutch speedskater Hans Smit b 1958 Indonesia born Filipino football manager Heinrich Smit b 1990 Namibian rugby player Jan Smit b 1983 Dutch footballer Jane Smit b 1972 English cricketer Janine Smit b 1991 Dutch speed skater Jasper Smit b 1980 Dutch tennis player Jennifer Smit it nl b 1958 Dutch shot putter Jesse Smit b 1996 South African cricketer JJ Smit b 1995 Namibian cricketer Johann Smit b 1994 South African cricketer John Smit b 1978 South African rugby player and executive Julia Smit b 1987 American swimmer Kees Smit b 2006 Dutch footballer Kick Smit 1911 1974 Dutch footballer Klaas Smit 1930 2008 Dutch footballer Luke van der Smit b 1994 Namibian rugby player Maaike Smit b 1966 Dutch wheelchair tennis player Marjan Smit b 1975 Dutch softball player Marnix Smit b 1975 Dutch footballer Minouche Smit b 1975 Dutch swimmer Nicolaas Smit fr 1979 2014 South African rugby player Peter Smit 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 b 1986 Dutch footballer Theo Smit 1951 2023 Dutch road bicycle racer Willie Smit b 1992 South African cyclist Yasemin Smit b 1984 Dutch water polo playerOtherBart Smit b 1940 Dutch toy store owner Flip Smit b 1936 South African demographer and educator Fop Smit 1777 1866 Dutch naval architect shipbuilder and shipowner founder of Smit International Jan Smit paleontologist b 1948 Dutch paleontologist Jan Smit physicist b 1943 Dutch theoretical physicist Johannes Olav Smit nl no pl 1883 1972 Dutch Roman Catholic bishop Jorgen Smit 1916 1991 Norwegian teacher and writer Lou Smit 1935 2010 American police detective Mabel Wisse Smit b 1968 Dutch widow of Prince Friso of Orange Nassau Neil Smit b 1959 American businessman and CEO Tim Smit b 1954 Dutch born British archaeologist music producer and gardenerCompound surnames editArie Jan Haagen Smit 1900 1977 Dutch chemist Christian Reus Smit b 1961 Australian international relations scholar Sianoa Smit McPhee b 1992 Australian actress Kodi Smit McPhee b 1996 Australian actorSmit editJoze Smit 1922 2004 Slovene poet translator editor and journalist Vlado Smit b 1980 Serbian footballerNotes edit Citation Schulze 2008 Citation Life Courses in Context Project Plan Citation Meertens Institute Smit Citation Dutch Census Digitization 1795 1971 Project 29 783 9 519 000 100 1 1 000 occurrence per 1 000 000 people Citation Meertens Institute Jong de 55 256 9 519 000 100 a b c Citation Longley et al 2008 References editDutch Census Digitization 1795 1971 Project Hoofdstuk II het totale bevolkingscijfer Scanned page image Dutch Censuses 1795 1971 in Dutch Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences through DANS Institute and in collaboration with NWO p 13 Retrieved 2008 03 15 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Life Courses in Context Project Plan Section B Census data International Institute of Social History 2007 06 28 Retrieved 2008 03 15 Longley Paul Alex Singleton Richard Webber Daryl Lloyd Smit The National Trust Archived from the original on 2008 09 05 Retrieved 2008 03 05 Note that the full URL is http www nationaltrustnames org uk Statistics aspx name SMIT amp year 1998 amp altyear 1881 amp country GB amp type name dead link but use of any url except the base included here seldom properly resolves Meertens Institute Jong de Nederlandse Familienamen Databank in Dutch Meertens Institute Retrieved 2008 03 15 Meertens Institute Smit Nederlandse Familienamen Databank in Dutch Meertens Institute Retrieved 2008 03 15 Schulze Lorine McGinnis 2008 03 04 Dutch Patronymics of the 1600s New Netherland New York Genealogy Olive Tree Genealogy Retrieved 2008 03 05 nbsp This page lists people with the surname Smit If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Smit amp oldid 1204944375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
