Show ContentsSmitten History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Smitten family

The surname Smitten was first found in Midlothian at Smytheton, now named Smeaton 1 or in the North Riding of Yorkshire at either Great Smeaton, Kirk Smeaton or Little Smeaton. 2

Early History of the Smitten family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Smitten research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1359, 1506, 1512, 1536, 1583 and 1613 are included under the topic Early Smitten History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Smitten Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Smeaton, Smeeton, Smitten, Smitton, Smeton, Smithton and many more.

Early Notables of the Smitten family

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United States Smitten migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Smitten Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • William Smitten, who landed in Virginia in 1714 3
  • Adam Smitten, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752-1753 3
  • Martin Smitten, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752-1753 3
  • Adam and Martin Smitten, who settled in Philadelphia in 1754

Bismarck
  • Leo in der Smitten (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 4


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  4. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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