Meaning & Origin
An English surname originating as an occupation (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand).
Smith is a boy's and girl's baby name of Old English origin, the most common English surname, from the Old English smid meaning 'craftsman' or 'metalworker.' As a given name, it's an audacious choice — taking the most ordinary surname in the English language and making it extraordinary through context.
Smith as a first name is rare enough to be striking, familiar enough to be immediately understood. It has a working-class, craft-honoring quality — the smith who forges metal is the foundation of civilization. A name that wears its ordinariness as a badge of honor.