Smitt Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Genealogists group Smitt with Smith. Read literally, Smitt points to “Metalworker (Old English smið)”. Before spelling was fixed, Smith was also written Smitt. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Smit, Smidt and Smidth.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Smith surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Smitt report, with a museum-style coat of arms.