Family name Smelser (Smelser 
) , globally, is quite a rare last name. The last name Smelser is habitual in the United States, where it is a rare surname, Canada, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, Canada, and Netherlands.
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| Smelser | Canada, Netherlands, United States, Malaysia, New Zealand |
| george k. smelser M.D. (1908-1973) (b. 1908) |
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| charles h. smelser American politician, US (b. 1920) |
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| marshall smelser (b. 1912) |
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| neil smelser American sociologist, US (b. 1930) |
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| ronald smelser American historian, US (b. 1942) |
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| diane t smelser researcher |
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| ronald e. smelser academic, researcher, professor of mechanical engineering and engineering science |
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| chad smelser researcher |
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| sarah smelser American artist, US |
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| jim smelser college basketball player (1960–1962) Oklahoma State |
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