Snaith Surname

137,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Snaith Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Snaith,' a village and parish a few miles from Goole, Yorkshire.

Henry de Snayth, tannator, 2 Edward I: Freemen of York.

Ricardus de Snayth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Snaith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2401:24,8743,425
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Australia1361:198,49819,506
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Wales651:47,6084,483
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Jamaica371:77,5663,653
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2521:19,4692,791
Wales221:71,2923,399
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Snaith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Snaith,' a village and parish a few miles from Goole, Yorkshire.

Henry de Snayth, tannator, 2 Edward I: Freemen of York.

Ricardus de Snayth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas de Snayth, 1379: ibid.

Alicia de Snayth, 1379: ibid.

1751. Married — Nathaniel Snaith and Anna Maria Davis: St. George, Hanover Square.

1798. — John Moulden and Catherine Sneath: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Snaith (Yorks: 14th cent. Snayth) = the Cut-off Piece of Land; or Clearing [Old Norse sneið (from sníða, to cut) = Old English snæd] Cp. Snead, Sneath.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Snaith Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snaith is found most frequently in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Snaith.

How Common Is The Last Name Snaith? popularity and diffusion

It is the 137,412th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,234,758 people. The surname Snaith occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Snaith reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 2,240 people, or 1 in 24,874. In England Snaith is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 17 percent reside, Durham, where 12 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Snaith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Snaith has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Snaith surname expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 772 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 295 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snaith Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Snaith last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Snaith surname are 4.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Snaith earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.56% more than the national average, earning R 364,920 per year; in United States they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $44,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.75% less than the national average, earning $44,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snaithe929/
Snith91270/
Snait9114/
Snath9111/
Shnaiteh86243/
Schnaith8676/
Sneath832,195/
Sneith8315/
Shnath837/
Snauth834/
Snitth832/
Snayth831/
Snit80101/
Snat8038/
Snaithová801/
Schnaiath801/
Schnait77125/
Schnath7772/
Schnith7718/
Shnaidt774/
Scnaidt771/
Sinnath771/
Sneathe770/
Znait73309/
Snaet73239/
Shnit73197/
Snaid7392/
Sngat7340/
Snite7339/
Snitt7332/
Snatt7326/
Shnat7316/
Sneth736/
Snyth735/
Snats734/
Snate734/
Snaut733/
Snoit732/
Sneat731/
Sngit731/
Snadt731/
Snayt731/
Snast731/
Sznit731/
Hsnat731/
Ssnat731/
Snadh731/
Snuit730/
Sniet730/
Snidt730/
Schnaidt711,126/
Schnaitt7183/
Schnaath7162/
Schnatth711/
Sinnajit711/
Schnauth711/
Schneith710/
Chnath67840/
Sneitz6779/
Snaadt6765/
Sniedt6745/
Sinnat6734/
Sennit6723/
Sennat6715/
Snythe6713/
Schnit6712/
Chnait6712/
Shnaid678/
Shnayt676/
Shnidt674/
Sneits673/
Sinnit671/
Jnajit671/
Shnitt671/
Snatts671/
Snethe671/
Sznidt671/
Shnats671/
Sniyat671/
Schnat670/
Sneatt670/
Snacht670/
Sneidt670/
Snetth670/
Shnate670/
Snicht670/
Sneeth670/
Snuitz670/

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