There are so many spellings with -i-, such as Smeri-, Smeries-,
Smeris-, that smere is impossible. I have about 15 separate records of this group of names.
In DB, Smeri held 30 acres in Raydon, Suffolk. As far as I know, no-one else has ever borne this name.
In Raydon and adjacent parishes, I find records of places such as Smerisfeld, Smeriesmedwe, Smeresdun, Smeresfen etc. up to about 1300.
Can his name really have been remembered for so long in such minor names? Perhaps I have to assume a derived surname? (I have ruled out smere `fat, etc.')
Keith
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