Schmidt Family History
Schmidt Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High
German smit, German Schmied ‘blacksmith’. The German
surname is found in many other parts of Europe, from Slovenia to
Sweden.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Schmidt
Name Distribution of Schmidt Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Schmidt families
 1,557 - 3,112  520 - 1,556 |
 1 - 519  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Schmidt families
|
204 - 405 69 - 203 |
1 - 68 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Schmidt families
|
13 - 24 5 - 12 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Schmidt census records
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Schmidt Family Origin
Schmidt Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Schmidt
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Schmidt Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Schmidt census records
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Schmidt Civil War Service Records
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