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Smethells is a surname. It has its origins in England. The original surname was spelled Smithills. The name has changed much over the years, Smedhylls, Smythells, Smethells and even a spelling using double 'h', Smethhells. The most likely root for this name is thought to be derived from 'Smethe' which is Old English for smooth combined with 'hyll', Old English for hill.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * William Smethells, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
 * Gregory Smethells, Computational Physics Researcher at the Univ. of Wisconsin, Computer Scientist and Project Leader of PACT at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and now the CTO of Medstrat, Inc an orthopedic software company.
 * John (Jack) Smethells, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Minnesota and now a Research Scientist at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute.

Notable places with the related surname include:


 * Smithills a residential suburb of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.
 * Smithills Hall a manor house in Smithills, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
 * The Smithills Estate, a natural woodland preserve outside of Bolton, Greater Manchester, is the largest site ever acquired in England by the Woodland Trust.

Notable characters with the surname include:


 * John Smethells, the steward in the video game Titanic:_Adventure_Out_of_Time.