Sneed Surname
Approximately 26,347 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSneed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,688 | 1:15,976 | 2,035 |
| Iraq | 2,384 | 1:14,690 | 989 |
| Yemen | 1,046 | 1:25,263 | 2,522 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Jordan | 31 | 1:285,240 | 10,901 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,045 | 1:16,492 | 2,096 |
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.
(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.
(English) Dweller at a clearing or piece of woodland; one who came from Snaith (piece of land), in Yorkshire.
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.
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.
Sneed Demographics
Average Male Sneed Height
177.22 cm
Average Female Sneed Height
162.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sneed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sneed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sneed is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sneed? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,737th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 276,599 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Sneed are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sneed is also the 778,371st most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 141 people.
The last name Sneed is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 22,688 people, or 1 in 15,976. In The United States Sneed is most prevalent in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Tennessee, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 9 percent are found and Yemen, where 4 percent are found.
Sneed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sneed has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sneed surname grew 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sneed Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sneed surname are 6.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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Sneed Reference & Research
Snead One-name Study - A profile of the Snead surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Sneed-Snead-Sneyd DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Sneed-Snead-Sneyd FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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