Schmidt Family History & Genealogy
Schmidt Last Name History & Origin
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Name Origin
From the German word "Schmied" meaning "blacksmith" and/or "metalworker".
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Nationality & Ethnicity
German
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Early Schmidts
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Schmidt Family Members
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Most Common First Names
- John 2.8%
- William 2.2%
- Anna 1.8%
- Charles 1.6%
- Carl 1.6%
- George 1.5%
- Henry 1.3%
- Mary 1.3%
- Robert 1.3%
- Joseph 1.1%
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Schmidt Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Schmidt family member is 71.8 years old according to our database of 67,148 people with the last name Schmidt that have a birth and death date listed.
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