Smetana Family History
Smetana Name Meaning
Czech Slovak Rusyn (also from Slovakia) Ukrainian and Jewish (from Ukraine): from Czech Rusyn and Ukrainian smetana ‘cream’ either a nickname (perhaps ironic for a ‘delicious’ person or for someone who liked cream) or a metonymic occupational name for a trader in dairy products.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022