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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Sneddon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sneddon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sneddon is most common in Scotland. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sneddon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 44,822nd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 628,887 people. The last name Sneddon is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Sneddon are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. Sneddon is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is carried by 4,435 people, or 1 in 1,207. In Scotland it is primarily found in: North Lanarkshire, where 16 percent are found, Falkirk, where 13 percent are found and Fife, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland Sneddon occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.
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 increased 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 4,038 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 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 last name is chiefly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sneddon last name are 15.05% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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