"For since the birth of time,
throughout all
ages and nations,
Has the craft of the smith been held in repute
by the people."
Longfellow, Evangeline
Welcome to Clan Smith Society!
We are an organization comprised of people and their families
who are of Scottish or Scots-Irish Smith ancestry.
The name Smith comes from the metalsmiths, blacksmiths, bladesmiths,
silversmiths, goldsmiths, and other workers in metal who supplied all of
Scotland with swords, dirks, sgian dubhs, jewelry, spears, buckles, armour,
and most anything else made of metal.
Although every clan had its smiths, the Smiths also had their own clan in old
Scotland in the area around Loch Lomond.
Clan Smith was also associated with Clan Macpherson and in the old days was
one of of the allied clans under Clan Chattan.
Although the Gaelic name for Smith is Gow, Gowan, or MacGowan, the anglicized
form of the name has been used in Scotland since the twelfth century.
Today Smith is the most common name in Scotland.
The purpose of Clan Smith Society, Inc., is to provide financial and
educational assistance to Scottish men or women or heir descendants in
America; to perpetuate Scottish traditions and cultural heritages in the
United States, and in perpetuating Scottish traditions and customs, to foster
the happy relationship existing between Scotland and the United Sates and to
promote Clan sentiment and social intercourse among its members.
This website was last updated
April 28, 2008