As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SMART. Quick, active. Smert, probably a Saxon, is mentioned in Domesday, and hence it was doubtless a personal name. Smart appears without prefix in H.R., as also does Smartknave,i.e. "Quick or handy servant."

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Nickname

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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