The name is derived from the Slovak common noun kmeť meaning ‘guide, a participant in a procession, courtier, a peasant with a homestead; lay juror; an old, experienced, respectable man, elder’ and refers to a social status or a characteristic feature. Note: A common variant, Kmeť is also among the 200 most common family names. Other variants: Kmecz, Kmeť, Kmety, Kmetty, Kmeth, Kmetz.