Smeets

Smeets
Family name
Meaning regional variant of Smit meaning metalworker [1]
Region of origin Limburg (encompassing Limburg (Belgium) and Limburg (Netherlands))
Language(s) of origin Limburgian
Related names Smit
Smits

Smeets is a Limburgian surname (or more broadly, Dutch surname) meaning smith (metal worker). The surname hails specifically from the Limburg region spanning across parts of the Southern Netherlands and Eastern Belgium.[1][2]

Notable people sharing the Smeets surname

References

  1. ^ a b Nederlandse Familienamen Databank. "Smeets". Meertens Instituut. http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=smeets&gba_naam=Smeets&nfd_naam=Smeets&operator=eq&taal=. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  2. ^ Besite, Bijnens P. & Marynissen, A.. "Smeets". Besite. http://www.familienaam.be/. Retrieved 2010-07-13.