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{{Short description|Family name}}
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|meaning = Latvianized form of the [[German language|German]] occupational surname [[Schmidt (surname)|Schmidt]], from the German language word ''schmied'' meaning "blacksmith" and/or "metalworker"<ref name="Smith">{{cite web |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/history/why-did-latvians-choose-german-surnames.a374014/|title=Why did Latvians choose German surnames?|date=12 September 2020|work=Public broadcasting of Latvia|accessdate=8 February 2023}}</ref>
|region = [[Latvia]]
|languageorigin = [[German language|German]]
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|related names = [[Kalējs]]
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'''Šmits''' (feminine: '''Šmite''' and '''Šmita''') is a [[Latvian language|Latvian]] masculine [[surname]] derived from the [[German language|German]] occupational surname [[Schmidt (surname)|Schmidt]], from the German language word ''schmied'' meaning "blacksmith" and/or "metalworker".<ref name="Smith" />
People with the surname Šmits include:
* [[Anatolijs Šmits]] (1941–1998), Latvian chess master
* [[Yanis Smits|Jānis Šmits]] (also known as Yanis Smits; 1941&ndash;2020), Latvian theologian and Baptist pastor
* [[Jānis Šmits]] (born 1968), Latvian politician
* [[Rolands Šmits]] (born 1995), Latvian basketball player
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