Welcome to the Smith club

Your name is Smith? Welcome to the club, here is your T-shirt! One of the most common aliases ever used was originally an occupation. In old England, unless you were landed gentry, your occupation often became your surname. Skilled craftsmen handed down their knowledge to their sons. In England, you can often track your bloodline if your family were all blacksmiths. A SMITH was a general term for any metal worker. BLACKSMITHS were a bit…