Smiles
English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Scottish patronymic surname from Small.
- English topographic surname for someone who lived near a rabbit warren, from the plural of Old English smygel (“burrow”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Smiles is the 42455th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 511 individuals. Smiles is most common among White (66.73%) and Black/African American (23.78%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Smiles”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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