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]

Smeets
Origin
Language(s)Limburgish
Meaningsmith's[1]
Region of originLimburg (encompassing Limburg (Belgium) and Limburg (Netherlands))
Other names
Variant form(s)Smit
Smits

People bearing the Smeets surname

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See also

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  • Smets, Dutch occupational surname with a different origin

References

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  1. ^ a b Nederlandse Familienamen Databank. "Smeets". Meertens Instituut. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  2. ^ Besite, Bijnens P. & Marynissen, A. "Smeets". Besite. Retrieved 2010-07-13.