Smithers is a surname of English origin. It derives from the Middle English term "smyther", referring to a metalsmith, and is thus related to the common occupational surname Smith. The name Smither is related.[1]
- ^ Reaney, Percy Hide; Wilson, R. M. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Psychology Press. p. 2896. ISBN 041505737X. Retrieved April 3, 2014.