# Nesmith

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #94,043

## Definitions
1. A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].
2. An unincorporated community in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States.

## Etymology
Occupational surname for a maker of knives or nails, from Middle English knyf (“knife”) or nayl (“nail”) + smith.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nesmith