Släkthistoria för Smitheringale
Smitheringale Vad efternamn betyder
from Smither Gill in Flasby (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Smychargill in 1577 and Smigergill in 162 The surname achieved its modern form near Bourne Lincs where it was influenced by the name of Rippingale 6 miles north. The place-name may derive from Old Scandinavian *smið-karl ‘smith's man’ (smiðr ‘smith’ karl ‘freeman of the lower class’) or Old English smicer ‘beautiful fair’ + Old Scandinavian gil ‘ravine’.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
