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Smithe is a rare surname related to the common surname Smith. __NOTOC__ Among notable people sharing this surname is William Smithe. Other instances appear in genealogical resource searches, but associated with the general population. * England (1842–1887) William Smithe, emigrated to Canada ==Etymology== In the mid-19th Century, a supposition was published that people may well alter a single letter in their 'Smith' surname for reasons of status or recognition; as Lower puts it, "...yet it would appear, from the addition and alteration of a letter, that some families are anxious to avoid the imputation of so plebeian an origin."〔Citation: Lower, 1860.〕 In the 1842 novel ''Zanoni'', Lytton articulates a variation on this by suggesting people changing surname from 'Smith' to 'Smithe' may well be trying to increase the stature of their surname by approaching ever so slightly a purported surname of the god Apollo: Smintheus.〔Citation: Lytton, 1842.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Smithe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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