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    The surname Smithson

    An occupational surname, carried by 6,978 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈsmɪθ.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex S532

    Smithson: #5,032 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Smithson #5,032, 6,978 people Smithson: #5,032 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Smithson #5,032, 6,978 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Smithson is more common than 96.9% of them.

    Origin

    From smith + -son.

    Smithson is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,978 people named Smithson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 44,246 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,805.

    #5,032
    rank among US surnames
    6,978
    people in 2010
    2.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.5%
    change since 2000 (was #4,763)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,026Min6,98244,220
    #5,029Heffner6,98044,233
    #5,031Barcenas6,97944,239
    #5,032Smithson6,97844,246
    #5,033Musick6,97244,284

    Who is named Smithson

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Smithson identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Smithsons

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robert Smithson
      American sculptor and conceptual artist (1938-1973)
    • James Smithson
      British chemist, 1765–1829
    • Forrest Smithson
      Athletics competitor (1884-1962)
    • Harriet Smithson
      Anglo-Irish actress (1800-1854)

    Notable Smithsons come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and France (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Smithson

    Smithson has the Soundex code S532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S532.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Smithson come from?
    From smith + -son.
    How common is the surname Smithson?
    6,978 people in the United States had the surname Smithson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,246 Americans. It ranked 5,032nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Smithson?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Smithson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Smithson?
    Robert Smithson, American sculptor and conceptual artist (1938-1973), followed by James Smithson.
    Where is the surname Smithson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Smithson in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and France.
    How do you pronounce Smithson?
    Smithson is /ˈsmɪθ.sən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Smithson?
    Smithson is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Smithson getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,805 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,978 in 2010, up 2.5%.