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Arrowsmith
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arrowsmith
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Etymology
From en arrowsmith, an occupational surname for a maker of iron arrowheads.
Proper noun
~ s
en occupations.
en town shire:Pref/Irwin r:suf/Mid West s/Western Australia.
en river r:suf/Mid West s/Western Australia, named after cartographer John Arrowsmith.
en twp/and/village therein, in co/McLean County s/Illinois c/USA, named after settler Ezekiel Arrowsmith.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Arrowsmith is the 23222nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1098 individuals. Arrowsmith is most common among White (88.89%) individuals.
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