Smith as a Last Name

Smith is a very widely used last name, with 280.4K people recorded with this surname.

Name CharacteristicsMethodology

Last Name: Smith
Phonetic Source: CMU
Syllables: 1 Syllable
Length: 5 Letters

Name Suggestions for the Last Name Smith Methodology

Name suggestions are generated separately for boys, girls, unisex names, and overall results. Each set is evaluated using its own observed data, so the recommended name pattern can differ between them.

Recommended Name Pattern

For the overall results, first names that go well with Smith are filtered and ranked based on the following criteria, ordered by priority:

First names with 2 syllables or 1 syllable tend to fit well with Smith.
Names with a Strong–Weak, Strong, or Weak–Strong stress pattern tend to pair well with Smith.
Names with 5, 6, or 4 letters tend to work well with Smith.
Names ending with sounds such as “n”, “uh”, “ee”, “l”, or “oh” tend to create a smooth transition into Smith.

Examples of matching first names include: Kevin Smith · Brian Smith · Susan Smith · Jason Smith · Karen Smith · Helen Smith · Aaron Smith · Ethan Smith · Megan Smith · Dylan Smith.

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First Names Used with SmithMethodology

Smith is recorded with 8,348 first names in our data. The table below shows the most frequently recorded combinations.

Top 10 Names Used with the Last Name Smith
Rank	Name	Used	Usage Share
1	John Smith	8,349	2.83%
2	David Smith	3,037	1.03%
3	James Smith	2,769	0.94%
4	Michael Smith	2,517	0.85%
5	Paul Smith	2,498	0.85%
6	Mark Smith	2,286	0.77%
7	Chris Smith	2,246	0.76%
8	Sarah Smith	2,021	0.68%
9	Mike Smith	1,906	0.65%
10	Sam Smith	1,638	0.55%