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There are approximately 27,878 people named Smart in the UK. That makes it the 339th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 441 are named Smart.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

Smar
Smarr
Smairt
Smaart
Smairte
Smairtt
Smarta
Smaret
Smarrt
Smarrtt
Smard
Samart
Samert
Smared
Simart
Smareths
Semart
Smars
Smare
Samrt
Smairat
Smahr

The Smart surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SMART. Quick, active. Smert, probably a Saxon, is mentioned in Domesday, and hence it was doubtless a personal name. Smart appears without prefix in H.R., as also does Smartknave,i.e. "Quick or handy servant."

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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