Sneddon Surname
Approximately 11,588 people bear this surname
Sneddon 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'.
Sneddon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4,435 | 1:1,207 | 206 |
| United States | 2,342 | 1:154,765 | 15,846 |
| England | 1,784 | 1:31,232 | 4,172 |
| Australia | 1,568 | 1:17,217 | 2,413 |
| Canada | 550 | 1:66,992 | 7,734 |
| New Zealand | 334 | 1:13,558 | 2,357 |
| South Africa | 250 | 1:216,711 | 22,792 |
| Northern Ireland | 93 | 1:19,839 | 2,413 |
| Wales | 83 | 1:37,284 | 3,678 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,759 | 1:2,128 | 387 |
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
Sneddon (11) may also be a first name.
Sneddon 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'.
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Average Sneddon Salary in
United States
$44,853 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sneddon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sneddon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sneddon is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sneddon? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 44,822nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 628,887 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Sneddon live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 4,435 people, or 1 in 1,207. In Scotland Sneddon is most numerous in: North Lanarkshire, where 16 percent reside, Falkirk, where 13 percent reside and Fife, where 12 percent reside. Beside Scotland Sneddon exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.
Sneddon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sneddon has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Sneddon surname grew 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 4,038 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 5,575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sneddon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sneddon surname are 15.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.82% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sneddon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.39% less than the national average, earning 178,595 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.57% more than the national average, earning R 350,676 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $44,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $53,328 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sneeddon | 93 | 2 | / |
| Snedon | 92 | 7 | / |
| Snaddon | 86 | 624 | / |
| Snoddon | 86 | 416 | / |
| Sneedon | 86 | 76 | / |
| Snoedon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Snedoon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sneadon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sniddon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sneddan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Snadon | 77 | 94 | / |
| Snidon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Snydon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Snodon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snedan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snaydon | 71 | 16 | / |
| Cneedon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Snaddan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Snoddan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shneidan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schneidan | 63 | 0 | / |
| Jnedan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Snidan | 62 | 0 | / |
| Snydom | 62 | 0 | / |
| Snodan | 62 | 0 | / |
| Snydan | 62 | 0 | / |
| Snadhan | 57 | 4 | / |
| Sneedham | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sinnadan | 53 | 1 | / |
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