Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
SMITHERS
There are approximately 3,051 people named Smithers in the UK. That makes it the 3,234th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 48 are named Smithers.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
SmithiesSmither
Smithee
Smythers
Smethers
Smathers
Smeathers
Smithart
Smithars
Smiethers
Smitharse
Smithar
Smiether
Smetheres
Smithard
Smitharet
Smitharst
Smiters
Smitharm
Smethars
Smethurs
Smether
Samthers
Smather
Smithae
Smeather
Smiter
Samither
The Smithers surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SMITHERS. Smither, from a distich in the ' Anturs of Arther ' cited by Halliwell, appears to mean light, active.