Snadden Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Snadden Surname Definition:

Perhaps from the lands of Snaw-done (1637) or Snawdoune (1649) in the bailliary of Lawderdaill (Retours, Berwick, 221,281). John Snadoune in Wormanbie, Dumfriesshire, 1659 (Dumfries). Davina Snadden, schoolmistress, Townhill, Fife, died 1942.

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Snadden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:484,50531,272
Australia671:402,92132,505
Scotland261:205,91610,908
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Wales111:281,32115,850
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1211:30,9362,614
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Snadden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps from the lands of Snaw-done (1637) or Snawdoune (1649) in the bailliary of Lawderdaill (Retours, Berwick, 221,281). John Snadoune in Wormanbie, Dumfriesshire, 1659 (Dumfries). Davina Snadden, schoolmistress, Townhill, Fife, died 1942.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

User-submitted Reference

Of Northern English or Scottish origin, from a location in Yorkshire called Snowden or from the lands of Snawdone in the Bailliary of Lawderdaill. From the old English, snaw, meaning 'snow' and dun meaning 'hill'.

- gracesnedden

Snadden Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Snadden Come From? nationality or country of origin

Snadden is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snadden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 990,978th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname Snadden is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Snadden are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 484,505. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 43 percent reside, West Sussex, where 13 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 10 percent reside. Other than England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

Snadden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Snadden has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 5,750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 79 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 63 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Snadden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Snadden earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 131.03% more than the national average, earning $99,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $47,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snaden92115/
Snedden863,175/
Snodden86113/
Snadeen867/
Snaiden860/
Sneaden860/
Snaddin860/
Sinnaden801/
Sneedden801/
Sneden77383/
Snadin77294/
Snoden77205/
Snadyn777/
Shnaidhen754/
Snadina71373/
Sneeden71372/
Znaiden7116/
Snadyna718/
Jnadeen717/
Znajden717/
Snaidin715/
Snaydin715/
Snoeden713/
Snaudin711/
Sneiden711/
Sneddin711/
Sneuden710/
Snoddin710/
Snouden710/
Schneden6771/
Snaydina677/
Snodding671/

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