Smelter

Smelter Meaning & Origin

About Smelter
The surname Smelter is of occupational origin and is derived from the Middle English word "smelt," meaning to melt or fuse metal ores. It was originally used to denote someone who worked as a smelter, a person skilled in the process of extracting metal from its ore by heating and melting. The surname Smelter thus signifies an ancestral connection to the profession of metal smelting.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Smelter: 220
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 85,049
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Smelter 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
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🗽 NYSIIS
SNA
🔊 Soundex
S504306
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S M EH1 L T ER0
🌐 IPA
/sˈmɛltər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SMLTR', 'XMLTR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S543

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Smelter in Braille

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

The name Smelter in braille

How to sign the name Smelter using Sign Language

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

The name Smelter in sign language

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