Surname:Smiddy

A Smithy. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]| Akin To D. , Smidse, Smids, Ohg. Smitta, G. Schmiede, Icel.| Coat Of Arms: Gold With Three Black Crosses.

Crest: An Arm Holding A Gold Tulip.

Definition: Smiddy\Smid"dy\, N. [See {Smithy}.]

Definition: Smithy\Smith"y, N. [As. Smi[Eth][Eth]E, Fr. Smi[Eth];

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First Found In Cheshire Where They Were Seated From Very Ancient Times As Lords Of The Manor Of Smethwick, Some Say Well Before The Norman Conquest and The Arrival Of Duke William At Hastings In 1066 A.D.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913):Motto Translated:

Our Name 'Smiddy' Appears To Have Been Formed From Schmid, and To Be Of German Extraction. In Irish They Call It Schmid. (The Diary Of Rev. Richard Cannon Smiddy - (October The 6Th 1840)

Smi[Eth] Ja. See Smith, N.]

Some Of The First Settlers Of This Name Or Some Of Its Variants Were: Henry Smithick Who Settled In Virginia In 1675; William Smithwick Settled In The Barbados In 1679 With His Servants; Ed Smithwike Settled In North Carolina In 1675. Spelling Variations Include: Smethwick, Smithwick, Smithick and Others. Stithy. Written Also Smiddy.

The Irish For Smiddy Is Smíst. Found Predominately Around The Town Of Youghal In Co. Cork. Youghal (Pronounced Yawl), Nestled On The Banks Of The River Blackwater In On The Sunny South Coast Of Ireland. It's Name Is Pronounced "Y'All," Just Like A Well-Known Phrase In The Southern United States, But It'S Derived From Old Gaelic "Eochaill," Means Yew Wood, and Refers To The Yew Forests That Once Grew Nearby. The Trees Were Depleted Over The Years, But The Name Stuck. The Workshop Of A Smith, Esp. A Blacksmith; Smithery; A Under A Spreading Chestnut Tree The Village Smithy Stands. Longfellow. Variant Spelling Of Scottish Smiddie, A Habitational Name From A Place So Called On The Island Of South Ronaldsay. http://www.historicalnames.com/namelistdetail_S.asp?surname=Smiddy&master=Smiddy&origin=EN