Arrowsmith

See also: arrowsmith

English

Etymology

From arrowsmith, an occupational surname for a maker of iron arrowheads.

Proper noun

Arrowsmith (plural Arrowsmiths)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Arrowsmith is the 23222^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1098 individuals. Arrowsmith is most common among White (88.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arrowsmith”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59.