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Smitherman
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English
Alternative forms
en Smitheram
Etymology
Occupational surname for someone who assisted a blacksmith, from en enm smithiere blacksmith + en -man. en terms suffixed with -man
Proper noun
s
en occupations.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Smitherman is the 9245th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3521 individuals. Smitherman is most common among White (82.9%) and Black/African American (13.18%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Middle English