Smarte Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Smarte is a familiar spelling of the English name Smart. The family name meaning is “Quick, brisk”, the same as for Smart.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• Smarte adds “e” to Smart, a small change that crept in as the name was written down.
• You may also find the name written Smext.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Smarte, so the heraldry linked to Smart is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Smarte family name pack.