Show smith no longer first among american names the fortunes of the name smith show the peculiarity of certain american cities and the difference between east and west it Is 1 sur that the smiths should ever be outnumbered beside having the greatest usage of any surname since early colonial times smith besig nates numerous later families of british blood and Is the natural translation tor for various non british designations specially those mean ing smith in the process of time it has gained 1400 bearers in the united states yet in new york the smiths are matched in numbers by the cohens who are only one twentieth as nu berous in the country as a whole and in MiliN milwaukee aukee schmidt takes the leading position in spite of the fact thit there are 16 times as many smiths in the land as there are chicago presents present still till an other picture for there smith Is sec see ond to johnson a name greatly fa bored by scandinavians from chicago to seattle and in deed in los angeles extends an area of scandinavian influence having inq lt capital in n minneapolis and st paul and arid in it the smiths are putnum bared not only by johnsons but also by the andersons nelsons and peter sons howard I 1 baker in the american mercury |