Origins of the Smart surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 551North West 216Isle of Man 13Yorkshire 769East Midlands 649West Midlands 876East 439London 2228South East 1013South West 1009South Wales 239Mid Wales 14West Wales 3North Wales 30Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Smarts lived in london

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    19,000 Smart Travel & migration records
    130,000 Smarts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Smart

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    311th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Smart surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Smart first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Smarts

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Smarts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    644

    Laundress

    372

    Domestic Servant

    350

    General Servant Domestic

    278

    House Servant

    262

    Common male occupations for Smarts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    677

    Agricultural Labourer

    655

    General Labourer

    487

    Farm Labourer

    362

    Carpenter

    321

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