When Arentje Smit was born on 22 May 1794, in Holland, Netherlands, his father, Hendrik Cornelisz Smits, was 42 and his mother, Johanna Dikwit, was 40. He died on 1 November 1794, in Rotterdam, Holland, Netherlands, at the age of 0.
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Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Dirk, Hendrik, Maarten, Willem, Jacobus, Jeroen, Marinus, Pieter, Bernardus, Egbert, Gerrit, Harm.
Dutch, Flemish, and North German: occupational name for a smith, Middle Dutch smet, smit. This is one of the most common surnames in the Netherlands. It is also established in South Africa. Compare De Smith and Smet .
Americanized form of German Schmidt ‘smith’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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