Smit Family History
Smit Name Meaning
Dutch Flemish and North German: occupational name for a smith Middle Dutch smet smit. This is one of the most common surnames in the Netherlands. It is also established in South Africa. Compare De Smith and Smet . Americanized form of German Schmidt ‘smith’. Slovenian and Croatian (Šmit); Czech (also Šmít): variant of Šmid and Šmíd (see Smid compare Schmitt ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022