Snedden Surname

140,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Snedden Surname User-submission:

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'.

Snedden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5271:237,36722,741
Scotland5761:9,2951,319
Australia3591:75,1978,815
Canada2951:124,90013,053
England2091:266,59421,098
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Guernsey221:2,929767
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Wales101:309,45316,869
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3691:10,1441,291
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Snedden (53) may also be a first name.

Snedden Surname Meaning

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

Snedden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Snedden (Marathi: नेडन, Russian: Снедден) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snedden? popularity and diffusion

The last name Snedden is the 140,563rd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,295,290 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Snedden reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most common first name at a global level, borne by 53 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,527 people, or 1 in 237,367. In The United States Snedden is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Snedden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Snedden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Snedden last name expanded 704 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 536 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snedden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Snedden surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Snedden surname are 19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Snedden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.48% more than the national average, earning R 321,960 per year; in United States they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning $40,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.46% more than the national average, earning $52,397 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sneedden931/
Sneden92383/
Sneeden86372/
Snadden86259/
Snodden86113/
Snoeden863/
Sneiden861/
Sneddin861/
Sneuden860/
Snidden860/
Sneaden860/
Schneden8071/
Snedding800/
Snoden77205/
Snaden77115/
Snyden777/
Sniden773/
Snedem770/
Snedin770/
Schneiden759/
Schneeden750/
Schsneden750/
Snadeen717/
Snydeng711/
Sneding711/
Snoddin710/
Snaddin710/
Snaiden710/
Sniddin710/
Snydenn710/
Snydaen710/
Zneedeen671/
Shneidyn671/
Sinnaden671/
Schniden670/

Snedden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Snedden in the Marathi language
नेडनnedana50
ेडेनedena50
Snedden in the Russian language
Снедденsnedden-

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