Snelgrove Surname

118,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Snelgrove Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Snail- Grove [Old English sne(g)l + gráf] [SNELL] (English) Quick, Active, Agile; earlier also Bold, Brave [Old English snel(l = Old Saxon O.H.Ger.. snel(l (mod. schnell) = Dutch snel] . . . se snella sunu Wonredes (.

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Snelgrove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4651:247,41223,568
Canada1,3511:27,2733,623
England7071:78,8098,820
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Wales941:32,9213,306
France81:8,302,840321,660
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7201:33,8554,448
Wales241:65,3513,160
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Snelgrove Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Snail- Grove [Old English sne(g)l + gráf] [SNELL] (English) Quick, Active, Agile; earlier also Bold, Brave [Old English snel(l = Old Saxon O.H.Ger.. snel(l (mod. schnell) = Dutch snel] . . . se snella sunu Wonredes (. . . the agile son of Wonred).—Béowulf, 5934-5.

Mé sendon tó þé, sæemen snelle.— The Battle of Maldon (A.D. 993), 11.56-7 (29).

Sythyne wente into Wales with his wyes [men] alle, Sweys into Swaldye with his snelle houndes, for to hunt at the hartes in thas hye laundes.—Morte Arthure (EnglishE.T.S.), 11. 56-8 Snel.—Hundred Rolls William Snell.—do.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local: "the grove that grows quickly or strongly?" See Snell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Snelgrove Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snelgrove occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Snelgrove? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 118,110th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,871,481 people. Snelgrove is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Snelgrove are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Snelgrove is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,465 people, or 1 in 247,412. In The United States Snelgrove is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 23 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 35 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Snelgrove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Snelgrove has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 805 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 392 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snelgrove Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Snelgrove last name are 20.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Snelgrove earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $51,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snellgrove952,012/
Snelgrovee951/
Snelgroves950/
Snielgrove950/
Snellgroves9019/
Snellgroove901/
Snellgrover900/
Snelgrobe891/
Senlgrove890/
Snelgrave890/
Schnellgrove860/
Snellgrobe841/

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