What We Know About the Smoot Surname

Smoot is a surname that official counts pick up clearly.

Where the name comes from

We don't publish a meaning for Smoot without a reliable source. Our researchers work it out from the records of each family. Spelling in old records was loose, so search for Smoot under several forms.

The 2010 US Census counted 9,168 people named Smoot, ranking it number 3,868 among American surnames.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Smoot family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

Research your Smoot family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.