Czech surnames
Šmíd: what the name means
Šmíd: “smith” (from German Schmied).
In January 2017, 10,269 people in Czechia were named Šmíd or Šmídová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha1,210
- Around Brno391
- Around Plzeň346
- Around Ostrava198
- Around Hradec Králové196
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Smid.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Šmíd mean?
Šmíd: “smith” (from German Schmied).
How many people are called Šmíd in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 10,269 people in Czechia were named Šmíd or Šmídová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Šmíd most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (1,210), Brno (391), Plzeň (346).