411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Nesmith
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
Alternative forms
en Naismith Nessmith
Etymology
Occupational surname for a maker of knives or nails, from en enm knyf knife or enm nayl nail + en smith.
Proper noun
~ s
en Middle English < occupations.
en unincorporated community co/Williamsburg County s/South Carolina c/US.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Nesmith is the 4955th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7097 individuals. Nesmith is most common among White (51.87%) and Black/African American (41.41%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from occupations