About the Smilovitch surname
The surname Smilovitch is associated with a patronymic formation. The form of the surname is consistent with a Slavic or Eastern European patronymic tradition. The name therefore belongs to a tradition in which an ancestor's given name gradually became a hereditary surname. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.
Pronunciation:
Smi-leu-vitch/smɪlœvɪtʃ/