De Smedt
De Smedt is a Dutch occupational surname. It is East and West Flemish for "the smith". De Smedt is common in East Flanders, while the agglutinated form Desmedt is primarily used in West Flanders.[1] People with this name include:
- Bill DeSmedt (born 1943), American science fiction author
- Charles De Smedt (1833–1911), Belgian Jesuit priest and hagiographer
- Christine De Smedt (born 1963), Belgian dancer and choreographer
- Eline De Smedt (born 1998), Belgian acrobatic gymnast
- Felix De Smedt (1923–2012), Belgian judoka and judoka trainer
- Jean-Édouard Desmedt (1926–2009), Belgian neurophysiologist
- Julien De Smedt (born 1975), Belgian architect in Denmark
- Larry Desmedt (1949–2004), American motorcycle builder and artist, stunt rider, and biker
- Yvo G. Desmedt (born 1956), Belgian-born American cryptographer
See also
- De Smet (surname), more common spelling of the surname
References
- ^ De Smedt and Desmedt at familienaam.be
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Surnames associated with the occupation of smith
- Goff
- Goffe
- Gow
- Gowan
- Gowans
- Le Goff
- Mac a' Ghobhainn
- MacGavin / McGavin
- MacGowan / McGowan
- Covaci
- Coval
- Covali
- Covaliov
- Kavalyow
- Kovač
- Kováč
- Kovach
- Kovačević
- Kovačevič
- Kovačovič
- Kovačev
- Kovachev
- Kovačec
- Kovačevski
- Kovačić
- Kovačič
- Kovačik
- Kováčik
- Kovack
- Kovács
- Koval
- Kovalchuk
- Kovalenko
- Kovalevich
- Kovalevsky
- Kovalic
- Kovalik
- Kovalik
- Kovalkov
- Kovals
- Kovalsky
- Kovalyov
- Kovalyuk
- Kovář
- Kovařík
- Kowal
- Kowalik
- Kowalczyk
- Kowalczuk
- Kowalewicz
- Kowalewski
- Kowalski
- Kuznets
- Kuznetsov
- Kuźniar
- Armenian: Darbinyan
- Baltic
- Kalējs
- Kalvaitis (Kalwejt, Kallweit, etc.)
- Kavaliauskas
- Šmits
- Finnic
- Indic: Lohar
- Kartvelian
- Turkic
- Demirci
- Demircioğlu
rel. to occ. 'smith'
Surname list
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