Neesmith

Neesmith Meaning & Origin

About Neesmith
The surname Neesmith is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Nes" or "Neese," which was a short form of various compound names beginning with "Nef" or "Nefu," meaning "nephew." The addition of the suffix "-smith" indicates that the name was given to someone who worked as a blacksmith or had a connection to the trade. Therefore, the surname Neesmith can be interpreted as "the blacksmith who was a nephew" or "the blacksmith's nephew."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Neesmith is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Neesmith: 296
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 66,754
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Neesmith based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NSM0
🗽 NYSIIS
NANA
🔊 Soundex
N025030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N IY1 S M IH0 TH
🌐 IPA
/neesmith*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NSM0', 'NSMT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N253

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Neesmith in Braille

Here's how to represent Neesmith in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Neesmith in braille

How to sign the name Neesmith using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Neesmith using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Neesmith in sign language

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