<P> Schmidt is a common German occupational surname derived from the German word "Schmied" meaning "blacksmith" and / or "metalworker". This surname is the German equivalent of "Smith" in the English - speaking world . </P> <P> As of 2014, 64.9% of all known bearers of the surname Schmidt were residents of Germany (frequency 1: 113), 18.2% of the United States (1: 1,809), 3.7% of Brazil (1: 5,058), 1.7% of Canada (1: 1,936), 1.5% of Austria (1: 503), 1.3% of Denmark (1: 398), 1.1% of South Africa (1: 4,469), 1.1% of Argentina (1: 3,635) and 1.0% of France (1: 6,167). </P>

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