{"id":194,"date":"2022-09-12T21:54:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T21:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/?p=194"},"modified":"2023-06-22T00:19:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T00:19:42","slug":"smith-surname-in-black-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Smith As An African American Last Name"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There were 564,572 black Americans with Smith as their last name in the 2010 U.S. Census. This was 23% of the total number with that name in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article looks at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>19th and early 20th century black census numbers for the name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>notable African American people named Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>early black military records and how to find them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" 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The Civil War\">Smith Before The Civil War<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#1850_Federal_Census\" title=\"1850 Federal Census\">1850 Federal Census<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#1860_Federal_Census\" title=\"1860 Federal Census\">1860 Federal Census<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#After_The_Civil_War\" title=\"After The Civil War\">After The Civil War<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#Smith_In_The_1900_And_1940_Census\" title=\"Smith In The 1900 And 1940 Census\">Smith In The 1900 And 1940 Census<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#Historic_Black_Figures\" title=\"Historic Black Figures\">Historic Black Figures<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#Lena_Smith\" title=\"Lena Smith\">Lena Smith<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#Moses_Smith\" title=\"Moses Smith\">Moses Smith<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#Jeremiah_and_Julia_Smith\" title=\"Jeremiah and Julia Smith\">Jeremiah and Julia Smith<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#Smith_In_Black_Military_Records\" title=\"Smith In Black Military Records\">Smith In Black Military Records<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#Buffalo_Soldiers\" title=\"Buffalo Soldiers\">Buffalo Soldiers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#Black_Civil_War_Sailors\" title=\"Black Civil War Sailors\">Black Civil War Sailors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/smith-surname-in-black-history\/#Tuskegee_Airmen\" title=\"Tuskegee Airmen\">Tuskegee Airmen<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smith_Before_The_Civil_War\"><\/span>Smith Before The Civil War<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1850 census was the first to record all free members of households together. Before this, people who were not white were not named in the federal census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1850, there was a box to enter color on the census. It was left blank to denote white, b for black, or m for mulatto. The third term is the language of the time. I will use mixed in the rest of this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are researching your black Smith ancestors in census archives, be sure to search under both categories. Do not rely on the census taker getting the category right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1850_Federal_Census\"><\/span>1850 Federal Census<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There were 5,502 people named Smith who were recorded as black in the 1850 census. 2,113 were recorded as mixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because they are in the main federal census, these are free citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a total of 279,475 free citizens named Smith that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1860_Federal_Census\"><\/span>1860 Federal Census<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1860 federal census recorded 5,233 people named Smith as black, and 2,715 as mixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is out of a total of 354,021 free citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, census-taking would change after the Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"After_The_Civil_War\"><\/span>After The Civil War<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1865-Newly-Freed-Family-Richmond-Virginia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1865-Newly-Freed-Family-Richmond-Virginia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1865-Newly-Freed-Family-Richmond-Virginia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1865-Newly-Freed-Family-Richmond-Virginia-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>1865 newly freed family in Richmond, Virginia<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The 1870 census was the first after the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. At last, all African Americans are included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who were omitted in 1860 because they were enslaved are now in this census. Here are the numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>69,759 people named Smith were recorded in the 1870 census as black and 10,762 as mixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The increase is clear. The overall total (all Americans) was 518,763.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1880 census recorded 95,239 as black and 17,116 as mixed out of a total of 631,064.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we jump to the end of the 19th century \u2013 or the beginning of the 20th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smith_In_The_1900_And_1940_Census\"><\/span>Smith In The 1900 And 1940 Census<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1900, the mixed category was dropped. However, not all enumerators followed those instructions. I have found a small number of records where \u201cm\u201d was still used in the box for color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will focus here on the black numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1900 census recorded 154,516 people named Smith as black within a total of 879,320.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were 221,380 people named Smith recorded in the 1940 census as black within a total of 1,371,689.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Historic_Black_Figures\"><\/span>Historic Black Figures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here are some notable African Americans in history who bore the last name of Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lena_Smith\"><\/span>Lena Smith<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Born: 1885<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Died: 1966<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From: Lawrence, Smith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lena Olive Smith graduated in law in 1921 from Northwestern College in Minnesota. She was the first black woman to practice law in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She took on a series of civil rights cases in the city and became president of the local NAACP chapter. Her cases focused on businesses that discriminated against the African American community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She famously replaced the white attorney in the Arthur A. Lee case of 1931 when she helped a black family secure their rights to live in a hostile white neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Seventeen years later, <a href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/vaughn-surname-in-black-history\/#George_Vaughn\">George Vaughn<\/a> took a similar case in Missouri to the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lena O. Smith was one of the invited guests to Lyndon Johnson&#8217;s inauguration in 1965 when she was eighty. She died the following year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moses_Smith\"><\/span>Moses Smith<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Born: 1848<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Died: 1886<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From: Knoxville Tennessee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Moses Smith was well-known in Knoxville in the late 1860s for marching his African American artillery regiment through the town in their best uniforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he left the army, he bought a house and became a city alderman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith served as the first black police officer in the city before becoming a federal marshal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His son, Jim Smith, was hired by the same police station in 1910. His responsibilities included driving the police wagon, which was drawn by horse in that era. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a continuation of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.knoxnews.com\/opinion\/columnists\/robert-booker-papers-reported-on-notable-black-firsts-ep-602657313-354303681.html\/\" target=\"_blank\">his prior employment<\/a>. Jim had previously worked for a livery company that provided horse-drawn vehicles for weddings and funerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other firsts in protecting the public<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/nicholson-surname-in-black-history\/#William_Nicholson\">William Nicholson<\/a> was the first black firefighter in the New York Fire Department in 1889.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jeremiah_and_Julia_Smith\"><\/span>Jeremiah and Julia Smith<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeremiah and Julia were a married couple with separate owners in Richmond, Virginia. Fearing that they might be sold to far-flung places, they resolved to escape in 1854.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of the Underground Railroad, they were smuggled by steamboat to arrive in Philadelphia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before they headed for certain freedom in Canada, they gave their account to the local group of conductors who gave them shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read the full story in our except on <a href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/jeremiah-and-julia-smith-underground-railroad\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"208\">Jeremiah and Julia Smith and the Underground Railroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smith_In_Black_Military_Records\"><\/span>Smith In Black Military Records<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be surprised at the amount of genealogy information available from military records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples of the Smith surname from three different military services:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Buffalo soldiers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black civil war soldiers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuskegee airmen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buffalo_Soldiers\"><\/span>Buffalo Soldiers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25th-Infantry-Buffalo-Soldiers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25th-Infantry-Buffalo-Soldiers.jpg 500w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25th-Infantry-Buffalo-Soldiers-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Five regiments for black soldiers were formed during the Civil War. They were known as the Buffalo Soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their records are part of the national archive of military monthly returns. The information includes the year and place of birth, where they enlisted, their occupation, and their height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the earliest entries for Smith was in 1867. Alexander Smith was a Private in the Tenth Cavalry. He was stationed in 1867 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the last entries was in 1916. Matthew Smith was a Sergeant in the Tenth Cavalry that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to do your own research, there is a free index of these military records on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/1934\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ancestry.com<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FamilySearch.org.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Black_Civil_War_Sailors\"><\/span>Black Civil War Sailors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Parks Service has a free archive of African American sailors during the Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information includes their age, height, rank, occupation, and where and when they enlisted. It also includes every ship that they served on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can search the database on the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-sailors.htm\" target=\"_blank\">National Parks website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aaron Smith<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the earliest entries for the surname concerned Aaron Smith from Westmoreland, Virginia. He enlisted in 1861 aged 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His occupation before enlisting was as a Farmer. His naval rank was 1st Class Boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c1st Class Boy\u201d was the rank given to young men under eighteen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elijah Smith<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the later entries was for a sailor who enlisted in 1864. Elijah was aged 36 and was from Baltimore, Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His occupation before enlisting was as a Laborer. His naval rank was Landsman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLandsman\u201d was the lowest rank at the time and was given to recruits with little sea experience.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tuskegee_Airmen\"><\/span>Tuskegee Airmen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tuskegee-airman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tuskegee-airman.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tuskegee-airman-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Tuskegee Airmen were military personnel who served at the Tuskegee Army Airfield or related programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly one thousand black pilots graduated from the Tuskegee Institute. They flew single-engine fighter planes or twin-engine bombers. 352 fought in combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quentin Smith came from East Chicago, Illinois. He trained as a bomber pilot and graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1945.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luther Smith graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant from the Tuskegee Institute in 1943. He qualified as a fighter pilot. Luther was from Des Moines, Iowa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His combat credits said:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Downed 1 Me-109 on July 17, 1944; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Downed 1 He-111 on October 12, 1944<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that he shot down two enemy planes in combat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were 564,572 black Americans with Smith as their last name in the 2010 U.S. Census. This was 23% of the total number with that name in the country. This article looks at: Smith Before The Civil War The 1850 census was the first to record all free members of households together. 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