Snelling Surname
Approximately 11,393 people bear this surname
Snelling Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Snelling'; compare Browning and Harding. Mr. Lower says Snelling is found in Domesday as a previous tenant (Patronymica Britannica). Of course this implies a personal name.
Read More About This SurnameSnelling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,679 | 1:63,824 | 7,467 |
| England | 3,404 | 1:16,368 | 2,379 |
| Australia | 1,125 | 1:23,996 | 3,289 |
| Canada | 433 | 1:85,094 | 9,439 |
| New Zealand | 230 | 1:19,688 | 3,459 |
| South Africa | 202 | 1:268,206 | 26,747 |
| Wales | 98 | 1:31,577 | 3,178 |
| Scotland | 71 | 1:75,406 | 5,680 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,411 | 1:10,110 | 1,534 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,005 | 1:49,969 | 5,679 |
Snelling (14) may also be a first name.
Snelling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Snelling'; compare Browning and Harding. Mr. Lower says Snelling is found in Domesday as a previous tenant (Patronymica Britannica). Of course this implies a personal name.
Walter Snellyng, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Michael Snellyng, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
John Snellyng, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1582-3. Robert Snellinge and Elizabeth Bull: Marriage Lic. (London).
1790. Married — William Snelling and Sarah Jennings: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon Sneling, Snelling (Domesday Snelling) = Snel(l)’s Son [v. under Snell, and + the Old English son suff. -ing] Snelling Tullinges sunu.—11th-cent. Manum.; Thorpe, Diplomatarium Anglicum Aevi Saxonici,p. 633.
See Snell. Snellinc is found in Domesday, as a previous tenant.
Snelling Demographics
Average Snelling Salary in
United States
$41,989 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Snelling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Snelling Come From? nationality or country of origin
Snelling is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Snelling? popularity and diffusion
The last name Snelling is the 45,542nd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 639,651 people. The surname Snelling occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Snelling live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Snelling is also the 3,024,661st most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,679 people, or 1 in 63,824. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 8 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States Snelling is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Snelling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Snelling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snelling last name expanded 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 490 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 645 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Snelling Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Snelling surname are 17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.77% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Snelling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.88% more than the national average, earning R 368,064 per year; in United States they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $41,989 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $49,440 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snellings | 94 | 2,065 | / |
| Snellingx | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sneelling | 94 | 0 | / |
| Snellin | 93 | 96 | / |
| Schnelling | 89 | 83 | / |
| Snellink | 88 | 338 | / |
| Snellinx | 88 | 248 | / |
| Senlling | 88 | 2 | / |
| Snellinc | 88 | 1 | / |
| Snelleng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sinlling | 88 | 0 | / |
| Snilling | 88 | 0 | / |
| Snellingová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Snellincx | 82 | 1 | / |
| Snellinqt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Snellen | 80 | 1,452 | / |
| Sinling | 80 | 3 | / |
| Senling | 80 | 3 | / |
| Snellinckx | 78 | 11 | / |
| Scenling | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chnellin | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schnellen | 71 | 145 | / |
| Senlin | 71 | 52 | / |
| Sinlin | 71 | 48 | / |
| Hsienling | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jinling | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gemling | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zemling | 67 | 15 | / |
| Söhnlin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saenlin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zemllin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jünling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ginling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snln | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zenling | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cenling | 67 | 0 | / |
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