# Smart (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/smart/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,528 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,388 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,094 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (24,114 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Smart in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Smart in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Smart

- Amy Smart, American actress
- Elizabeth Smart, American activist
- J. J. C. Smart, Australian philosopher and academic (1920–2012)
- Ninian Smart, British academic (1927-2001)
- Keith Smart, American basketball player and coach
- Hilary Smart, American sailor
- Donald Smart, Australian field hockey player
- Paul Smart, American sailor (1892–1979)
- Javonte Smart, American basketball player (born 1999)
- Jeffrey Smart, Australian artist known for his modernist depictions of urban landscapes (1921-2013)
- Jimmy Wopo, American rapper (1997-2018)

## Similar surnames

Simard, Smartt, Swinehart, Sanmartin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.