Schmid

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Schmidt in US United States, DE Germany, GB United Kingdom and 17 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Schmid is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate surname5.1K records spelled Schmid2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Canada

• Czech surname3.9K records spelled Schmid4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Czechia, Poland, United States, Switzerland

  Languages: Czech, Polish, Slovak

  Also written Schmíd

• Croatian surname827 records spelled Schmid23 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, Switzerland, United States, Slovenia

  Languages: Croatian, Slovenian, Bulgarian

  Also written Šmid, Smid, Шмид, Shmid, Šmíd

56 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Schmid is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, Plate shows o/ö vowel variation in this surname type. Bearer count: 105.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 1: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen I, Vokalismus

• In German, a surname originating as an occupation

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In German, Berufsname zu mhd. smit/schmied ‘Schmied’; die Karte zeigt Dentale Plosive (d/t) in Schreibvarianten; kein einzelner Bearer-Count genannt.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus

• In German, Berufsname zu Schmied ‘Schmied’; die Karte zeigt die Auslautvariation mit Dentale: d/tt/tz sowie die Form Schmidt.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus

• In German, Berufsname zu ahd. smid, altsächs. smith 'Schmied'; zeigt auslautende Dentalvarianz d. 37.468 Belege.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

FR INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) — 11 years between 1891–1991. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Christoph von Schmidb. 1768DEGerman priest, writer and educator (1768–1854)
• Carlo Schmidb. 1896DEGerman academic and politician of the social-democratic SPD (1896-1979)
• Daniel Schmidb. 1941CHSwiss film and theater director (1941–2006)
• Samuel Schmidb. 1947CHmember of the Swiss Federal Council
• Harald Schmidb. 1957DEGerman track-and-field athlete
• Hans-Christian Schmidb. 1965DEGerman film director and screenwriter (born 1965)
• Kyle Schmidb. 1984CACanadian actor
• Jonathan Schmidb. 1990FRFrench professional footballer
• Katharina Schmidb. 1996DEGerman female ski jumper (born 1996)
• Romano Schmidb. 2000ATAustrian association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 68 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Schmid?

We estimate roughly 248 thousand people bear Schmid (counting its spellings and scripts) across 14 countries in our records.

In which country does Schmid have the most bearers?

Schmid is most frequently recorded in Germany, where it is most often spelled schmidt.

How common is Schmid compared with other names?

In Germany, Schmid is the 2nd most common surname of 734,811 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Schmid mean?

Recorded meaning: Occupational surname: smith/metalworker; bearer count not given on this page.