Smits
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Smits is a Dutch surname that is considered a variant of the more common Smit surname.
Frequency of occurrence in general populations
Information for surname frequency in the Netherlands is limited by the end of comprehensive census taking in 1971. The most recent readily available information is based on the 1947 census, for which both raw census data and surname frequency data have been made available to the general public. In 1947 there were 15,151 recorded people with the surname Smits, while the general census provides a figure of 9,519,000 as the 1947 population. Working with this data the frequency of the Smits surname in the Netherlands in 1947 can be calculated to be ~0.159% or ~1,590 of every 1,000,000 people, which is ½ the frequency of the surname Smit, of which Smits is a variant.Notable people sharing the Smits surname
- Anita SmitsAnita SmitsAdriana Gerarda Antonia Maria Smits is a former archer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she finished in 43rd position, with 1203 points.-References:*...
(b. 1967), Dutch archer - Bart SmitsBart SmitsBart Smits is a Dutch heavy metal singer. He was the original singer in The Gathering, and he sang on their first album Always..., released in 1992. The following year he left them to form Wish. After one full-length album and four EPs, the band split up in 2003...
(b. 1972), Dutch heavy metal singer - Hans SmitsHans SmitsHans Karel Daniël Smits is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.-References:*...
(b. 1956), Dutch water polo player - Jan M. SmitsJan M. SmitsJan M. Smits is a Dutch law professor. He is professor of European Private Law at Maastricht University and director of the Maastricht European Private Law Institute. He is also visiting professor of Comparative Legal Studies in the University of Helsinki.Smits was born in Leiden in 1967...
(b. 1967), Dutch law professor - Jeroen SmitsJeroen SmitsJeroen Smits is a former Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper....
(b. 1972), Dutch cricketer - Jimmy SmitsJimmy SmitsJimmy Smits is an American actor. Smits is perhaps best known for his roles as attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law, as NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue, and as Congressman Matt Santos on The West Wing...
(b. 1955), American actor - Manja Smits (harpist) (b. 19?), Dutch harpist
- Manja Smits (politician) (b. 1985), Dutch politician
- Rik SmitsRik SmitsRik Smits is a retired Dutch professional basketball player who spent his entire professional career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. The 7'4" center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft...
(b. 1966), Dutch basketball player - Sonja SmitsSonja SmitsSonja Smits is a television actress who has played roles in many television series, including Falcon Crest, Airwolf, Odyssey 5, The Outer Limits, Street Legal, Traders and The Eleventh Hour.She also played Bianca O'Blivion in the David Cronenberg horror movie, Videodrome.Sonja went to Bell High...
(b. 1955), Canadian actress - Tim SmitsTim SmitsTim Smits is an Australian football player who currently plays for .-Club career:Smits began his career with North Pine SC, he then moved to Albany Creek and then to the QAS. At the Queensland Academy of Sport he spent three years, after this, he joined Pine Rivers United where he played two years...
(b. 1986), Australian footballer - William SmitsWilliam SmitsWilliam Smits was a Dutch Franciscan orientalist and exegete.-Biography:He entered the Order of Friars Minor at the age of eighteen...
(1704-1770), Dutch Franciscan orientalist and exegete - Yanis SmitsYanis SmitsThe Rev. Dr. Yanis Alfred Smits, commonly known as Bishop Smits, is a Latvian theologian and pastor. He was persecuted for his political and religious activism against the Soviet rule over Latvia during 1956-1976. His personal story has aroused global interest in the Christian community in his...
(b. 19?), Latvian theologian