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

Snedden (Marathi: नेडन, Russian: Снедден) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snedden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 140,563rd most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,295,290 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Snedden are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Snedden is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 53 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,527 people, or 1 in 237,367. In The United States Snedden is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Snedden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Snedden has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 704 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 536 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snedden Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Snedden surname are 19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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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