Snell Surname
Approximately 48,166 people bear this surname
Snell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Snel.' This name is found in the Hundred Rolls as a single personal name, a strong argument in favour of a fontal origin. If not so, it must be a nickname. 'Snell' meant: sharp, keen or piercing.
Read More About This SurnameSnell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,111 | 1:12,894 | 1,602 |
| England | 8,332 | 1:6,687 | 965 |
| Australia | 3,886 | 1:6,947 | 1,019 |
| Canada | 2,597 | 1:14,188 | 2,087 |
| South Africa | 2,458 | 1:22,041 | 2,792 |
| New Zealand | 681 | 1:6,650 | 1,120 |
| Wales | 374 | 1:8,274 | 920 |
| Sweden | 264 | 1:37,298 | 2,998 |
| Scotland | 212 | 1:25,254 | 2,759 |
| Finland | 208 | 1:26,426 | 3,619 |
| Ireland | 146 | 1:32,253 | 2,764 |
| Netherlands | 120 | 1:140,726 | 21,487 |
| Mexico | 106 | 1:1,171,002 | 14,323 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| Guernsey | 59 | 1:1,092 | 205 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | 1:33,268 | 3,344 |
| Norfolk Island | 35 | 1:66 | 8 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Northern Ireland | 29 | 1:63,622 | 4,809 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Jersey | 24 | 1:4,133 | 843 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 88 | 1:50,339 | 4,237 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,433 | 1:4,487 | 682 |
| Wales | 149 | 1:10,526 | 637 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:93,580 | 4,818 |
| Guernsey | 31 | 1:1,053 | 184 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,298 | 1:6,881 | 871 |
Snell (202) may also be a first name.
Snell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Snel.' This name is found in the Hundred Rolls as a single personal name, a strong argument in favour of a fontal origin. If not so, it must be a nickname. 'Snell' meant: sharp, keen or piercing.
'Teche hem alle to be war and snel' — Halliwell.
As a personal name Snel is found as a compound in such local words as Snelston, Snelland, or Snelsmore.
Snel, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Snell, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Johannes Snell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Snell, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Snell, 1379: ibid.
An Old English personal name found as Snel, Snel(l), and Sneil, from Old English snell, strong, bold, smart. It is also a very common Scandinavian personal name (Björkrnan I). William Snelle was master of the ship Seinte Marie of Dundee in 1390 (Bain, IV 410). William Snell, presbyter Glasguensis, was a notary public in 1449 (RMP., p. 83), and Schire William Snell, chaplain, was burgess of Prestwick in 1470 (Prestwick, p. 13). John Snell (c. 1629-1679), founder of the Snell scholarships in Oxford for students of Glasgow University, was son of a blacksmith of Colmonell, Ayrshire.
“Active” or “Bold” in Old English.
(English, Scottish) The quick, agile person; descendant of Snell (strong, smart).
Anglo-Saxon snell, quick, active, bold, brave. Snelling and Snelson are its patronymics. Both were in use before the Conquest.
(Dutch.) Snel, agile, swift nimble.
(English), Agile, Hardy. Snelling, Son of Snell.
From the Old Norse, Snjallr; nickname from the German, Schnell, Schnelle, Schneller; in the Domesday Book, Schnelling; from the Dutch, Snel, Snellen; a personal name.
Snell is a characteristic west of England name, having its home in Devon and Cornwall. John Snell, vicar of Heavitree, and formerly resident canon of Exeter Cathedral, died in 1679, at the age of 70; his son, John Snell, who died at an advanced age in 1717, was three times mayor of Exeter, and represented that city in Parliament (P.). There are Snells still in this city. Oliver Snell was sheriff of Bristol in 1623 (Barrett's "Bristol"). The Cornish Snells are represented in the district of Liskeard. Snel was a name found in Oxfordshire, Derbyshire, and Shropshire in the 13th century (H. R.). There are a few Snells in Suffolk.
User-submitted Reference
The Snell surname is of Anglo-Saxon and Old English origin. Likely derived from Germanic schnell, meaning 'fast'.
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Snell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Snell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Snell (Arabic: سنيل, Russian: Снелл) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Snell.
How Common Is The Last Name Snell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,661st most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 151,301 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Snell are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Snell is also the 637,340th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 202 people.
The last name Snell is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 28,111 people, or 1 in 12,894. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Snell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Snell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snell surname expanded 385 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 530 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 166 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Snell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Snell surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Snell surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.29% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Snell earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.84% more than the national average, earning 387,045 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.11% less than the national average, earning R 220,752 per year; in United States they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $41,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $53,750 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shnell | 91 | 72 | / |
| Snaell | 91 | 8 | / |
| Scnell | 91 | 8 | / |
| Jsnell | 91 | 1 | / |
| Snuell | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sneell | 91 | 0 | / |
| Snnell | 91 | 0 | / |
| Snel | 89 | 5,505 | / |
| Schnell | 83 | 33,869 | / |
| Sennell | 83 | 72 | / |
| Sånnell | 83 | 13 | / |
| Sinnell | 83 | 6 | / |
| Snäll | 80 | 471 | / |
| Shnel | 80 | 464 | / |
| Sznel | 80 | 168 | / |
| Sneel | 80 | 34 | / |
| Sniel | 80 | 5 | / |
| Senll | 80 | 3 | / |
| Snael | 80 | 2 | / |
| Snehl | 80 | 2 | / |
| Scnel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Xnell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jnell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Snelp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cnell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Snill | 80 | 0 | / |
| Snelt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schnoell | 77 | 35 | / |
| Schnuell | 77 | 17 | / |
| Schnnell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Schnellt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Scennell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schniell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snl | 75 | 4 | / |
| Schnel | 73 | 179 | / |
| Sennel | 73 | 10 | / |
| Shnuel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Schnll | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sneelh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cnnell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chnell | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shnill | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shnellova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schnöll | 67 | 877 | / |
| Gennell | 67 | 210 | / |
| Schnüll | 67 | 197 | / |
| Sinl | 67 | 177 | / |
| Ginnell | 67 | 158 | / |
| Jennell | 67 | 122 | / |
| Zinnell | 67 | 29 | / |
| Šnel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Schnesl | 67 | 7 | / |
| Snil | 67 | 6 | / |
| Snyl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gimnell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Schnill | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shnl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cnll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cnel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schneel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gemnell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Senl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Scnl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sennill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cennell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinnell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schnellová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jnll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsnl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sznl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snlh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schneld | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sönl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schniel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schnellova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snelová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şnel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sinnill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sennuel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chnnell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Senniel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jnel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schnael | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jinnell | 67 | 0 | / |
Snell Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Snell in the Russian language | ||
| Снелл | snell | - |
| Snell in the Arabic language | ||
| سنيل | snyl | - |
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