Sneath Surname

191,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Sneath 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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Sneath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8351:434,08337,397
England6921:80,5178,952
Australia3791:71,2298,422
Canada2141:172,17617,252
Israel321:267,42624,032
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4911:49,6446,071
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Guernsey71:4,665827
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:251,09320,779

Sneath 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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

William Sneath was a Boston gentleman who was on the side of the Parliament in Cromwell's time (T.). Snaith is still a common name in Boston.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sneath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sneath has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sneath? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sneath is the 191,921st most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,320,066 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Sneath live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sneath is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 835 people, or 1 in 434,083. In The United States Sneath is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, Kansas, where 15 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Sneath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sneath has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sneath surname increased 418 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sneath Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sneath surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sneath last name are 24.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sneath earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.76% less than the national average, earning R 31,452 per year; in United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $51,923 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sneathe920/
Snath9111/
Sneth916/
Sneat911/
Snaith833,261/
Sneith8315/
Shnath837/
Snauth834/
Snayth831/
Snethe831/
Sneeth830/
Snetth830/
Sneatt830/
Snet8048/
Snat8038/
Schnath7772/
Snaithe779/
Senneth772/
Sinnath771/
Sinneth770/
Sneyuth770/
Snead7314,438/
Snith73270/
Snaet73239/
Sngat7340/
Snett7332/
Snatt7326/
Shnat7316/
Snait7314/
Snete7313/
Shnet738/
Snyth735/
Sneet735/
Snate734/
Snats734/
Snaut733/
Snetz733/
Snast731/
Snejt731/
Snest731/
Ssnat731/
Hsnat731/
Snadh731/
Snadt731/
Snayt731/
Snuet730/
Sgnet730/
Snets730/
Sniet730/
Sneut730/
Schnaith7176/
Schnaath7162/
Shnoweth711/
Schnauth711/
Schnatth711/
Schneith710/
Chnath67840/
Sennet67266/
Sinnet67243/
Sneitz6779/
Snaadt6765/
Sniedt6745/
Sinnat6734/
Sneads6728/
Sennat6715/
Snythe6713/
Shnets6711/
Sneets679/
Shnayt676/
Sneits673/
Snitth672/
Snnett672/
Shnats671/
Snhett671/
Sneead671/
Jenneiath671/
Schnaiath671/
Snatts671/
Sneadd671/
Snyett671/
Sneedh671/
Snejad671/
Snaithová671/
Sniyat671/
Schnat670/
Snacht670/
Sneidt670/
Shnate670/
Shnetz670/
Shnedt670/

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