Snead Surname
Approximately 14,438 people bear this surname
Snead Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sneyd,' a township in the parish of Burslem, Staffordshire (2) Local, 'of Snead,' a hamlet in the parish of Rock, Worcestershire.
1574. William Stokes and Elizabeth Snede: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameSnead Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,748 | 1:26,364 | 3,315 |
| England | 292 | 1:190,815 | 16,913 |
| Paraguay | 173 | 1:41,831 | 1,288 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 260 | 1:93,751 | 9,645 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:36,475 | 1,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,314 | 1:21,702 | 2,734 |
The alternate forms: Sñead (1) are calculated separately.
Snead (49) may also be a first name.
Snead Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sneyd,' a township in the parish of Burslem, Staffordshire (2) Local, 'of Snead,' a hamlet in the parish of Rock, Worcestershire.
1574. William Stokes and Elizabeth Snede: Marriage Lic. (London).
1581. William Sneade, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1590. John Sneade, Worcestershire: ibid.
1739. Married — John Parsons and Margaret Sneed: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1745. — Erasmus Carter and Elizabeth Snead: ibid.
(English) belonging to Snead or Sneath = the Cut-off Piece of Land; or Clearing [Old English snæd ( = Old Norse sneið); from sniðan, to cut] Snead, Montgom., was Snethe a.d. 1226-7 1 Snead, Worc., was Snede a.d. 1328-9, as was the Staff. Sneyd in 1410. Cp. Snaith.
(English) Dweller at a clearing or piece of woodland; one who came from Snaith (piece of land), in Yorkshire.
1. "A snad or snced of land betokens a piece of ground within defined limits, but without enclosures; public woods and pasture grounds, whose boundaries are fixed by notches on trees and stakes." Leo's Anglo-Saxon Nomenclature. The expression, a sneath of land, occurs in a Norfolk document dated 1699. 2. Perhaps the same as Sneyd.
A parish in Shropshire, and a hamlet in the parish of Tunstall, co. Stafford. From the latter the family designated "the noble race of Sneyds, of great worship and account," derive their origin. They were seated there temp. Henry II. By marriage with the heiress of Tunstall they acquired other lands in that parish, and for two generations they were called Sneyd alias Tunstall. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.
A location name in Worcestershire.
Snead Demographics
Snead Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Snead Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Snead Come From? nationality or country of origin
Snead is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sñead. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Snead? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,530th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 504,748 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Snead live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 49 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 13,748 people, or 1 in 26,364. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 22 percent reside, North Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Paraguay, where 1 percent reside.
Snead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Snead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snead last name grew 594 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Snead Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Snead last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Snead are 14.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.64% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Snead earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning $39,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.42% less than the national average, earning $39,538 CAD per year.
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