Schmidt

Teutonic metalworker name

Schmidt is a German surname meaning "smith," one of the most common family names in German-speaking countries.

In American usage, it often appears as a generic German name, much as Smith serves for English speakers: Some guy named Schmidt called for you.

The phrase no Schmidt or no Schmidt, Sherlock is a euphemistic substitution for "no shit."

German

Bavaria

Southeastern German state

Prussia · Hesse · Swabian · Bavarian · Müller · Fischer · Weber · Meyer · Schulz · Koch

smithing

anvil

Metal-shaping block

iron · tongs · farrier · welding · foundry · bellows · furnace · quenching · tempering · metallurgy

genealogy

ancestry

Family line of descent

forebears · heritage · surname · family tree · Ellis Island · immigration · naturalization · Americanization · patronymic · records

Categories
Opposites
generic name placeholder by culture

SchmidtSmith

Ubiquitous English surname

John Smith · Jones · Doe · Jane Doe · Tanaka

Family

smith, smithereens, Smith, locksmith, blacksmith, smithy, goldsmith, silversmith, gunsmith

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G