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 parts of the Southern Netherlands and Eastern Belgium.[1][2]

People bearing the Smeets surname

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nederlandse Familienamen Databank. =smeets&gba_naam=Smeets&nfd_naam=Smeets&operator=eq&taal= "Smeets". Meertens Instituut. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. ↑ Besite, Bijnens P. & Marynissen, A. "Smeets". Besite. Retrieved 2010-07-13.