Sneed Surname

20,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iraq

Sneed Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sneyd,' a township in the parish of Burslem, Staffordshire (2) Local, 'of Snead,' a hamlet in the parish of Rock, Worcestershire.

1574. William Stokes and Elizabeth Snede: Marriage Lic.

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Sneed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,6881:15,9762,035
Iraq2,3841:14,690989
Yemen1,0461:25,2632,522
France351:1,897,792163,564
Jordan311:285,24010,901
England301:1,857,26974,552
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
China61:227,886,92811,701
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0451:16,4922,096

Sneed (141) may also be a first name.

Sneed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sneyd,' a township in the parish of Burslem, Staffordshire (2) Local, 'of Snead,' a hamlet in the parish of Rock, Worcestershire.

1574. William Stokes and Elizabeth Snede: Marriage Lic. (London).

1581. William Sneade, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1590. John Sneade, Worcestershire: ibid.

1739. Married — John Parsons and Margaret Sneed: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1745. — Erasmus Carter and Elizabeth Snead: 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

(English) Dweller at a clearing or piece of woodland; one who came from Snaith (piece of land), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. "A snad or snced of land betokens a piece of ground within defined limits, but without enclosures; public woods and pasture grounds, whose boundaries are fixed by notches on trees and stakes." Leo's Anglo-Saxon Nomenclature. The expression, a sneath of land, occurs in a Norfolk document dated 1699. 2. Perhaps the same as Sneyd.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A parish in Shropshire, and a hamlet in the parish of Tunstall, co. Stafford. From the latter the family designated "the noble race of Sneyds, of great worship and account," derive their origin. They were seated there temp. Henry II. By marriage with the heiress of Tunstall they acquired other lands in that parish, and for two generations they were called Sneyd alias Tunstall. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sneed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sneed is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sneed? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,737th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 276,599 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Sneed live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sneed is also the 778,371st most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 141 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 22,688 people, or 1 in 15,976. In The United States Sneed is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Tennessee, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 9 percent are found and Yemen, where 4 percent are found.

Sneed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sneed has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sneed surname expanded 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sneed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sneed are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.66% registered with the party.

The amount Sneed earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $39,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $50,675 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sneeds915/
Sneead911/
Shneed911/
Sneedh911/
Snee892,495/
Sned8955/
Schneed831/
Snead8014,438/
Sneyd801,266/
Sneep80688/
Sneer8053/
Shnee8051/
Sneid8042/
S'Ned8037/
Snees8021/
Jneed8019/
Snete8013/
Sznee8012/
Sneet805/
Snedd802/
Snned802/
Szned802/
Sneea801/
Sneez801/
Snesd801/
Snied801/
Snyed801/
Snaed801/
Sgnee801/
Sneud801/
Scnee800/
Sennehed7710/
Schneedt770/
Sne75167/
Schnee733,198/
Shneer73154/
Schned73149/
Sniedt7345/
Shneid7343/
Sneads7328/
Sneech7317/
Sneets739/
Senned739/
S'Neid735/
Shneyd734/
Szneer734/
Snehie733/
Sneehy733/
Sennee732/
Shnaed732/
S'Nied731/
Sneadd731/
Snedds731/
Snowed731/
Snheer731/
Sneehr731/
Snejad731/
Snethe731/
Scneid731/
Shneez731/
Dsneeh731/
Sneydd730/
Sneidt730/
Shnedt730/
Sneeth730/
Sneh673,182/
Schneid672,696/
Snep67318/
Schnees6756/
Snet6748/
Sney6732/
Schnedt6732/
Snea6731/
Shne6717/
Sennhed6710/
Snid679/
Sner679/
Schnied677/
Snej677/
Sneu676/
Snes676/
Snez676/
Jned676/
Snei674/
Snhe674/
Snedova674/
Snyd672/
Scneidt672/
Snge672/
Suenned671/
Dsne671/
Schnedd671/
Snne671/
Senneet671/
Zned671/
Snie671/
Szne671/
Ssne671/
Zsne671/
Xnee671/
Cned671/
Jnee670/
Schnete670/
Sneyett670/
Sneathe670/

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Sneed Reference & Research

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