Smuts

Smuts Meaning & Origin

About Smuts
The surname Smuts is of Dutch origin and is derived from the word "smut," which means "black" or "soot" in Dutch. It is a descriptive surname that likely originated as a nickname for someone with dark or sooty features, or possibly for someone who worked with or around soot or coal.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Smuts: 199
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 92358
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

Ranking information for the surname Smuts is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SMTS
🗽 NYSIIS
SNA
🔊 Soundex
S5032
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S M AH1 T S
🌐 IPA
/smuts*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SMTS', 'XMTS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S532

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Smuts in Braille

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

The name Smuts in braille

How to sign the name Smuts using Sign Language

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

The name Smuts in sign language

Numerology