Snelson Surname

97,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Snelson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Snelson,' a township in the parish of Rostherne, Cheshire; in Domesday Senelestune. A family sprang up here called alike Snelson or Snelston. Both surname and local name have modernly dropped the 't'.

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Snelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2091:112,95112,233
England1,2561:44,3625,608
Australia2121:127,33813,906
Canada821:449,33638,948
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Wales321:96,7047,743
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6871:35,4814,633
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3771:133,20612,702

Snelson (13) may also be a first name.

Snelson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Snelson,' a township in the parish of Rostherne, Cheshire; in Domesday Senelestune. A family sprang up here called alike Snelson or Snelston. Both surname and local name have modernly dropped the 't'. Occasionally it may be 'the son of Snell', see Snell.

William de Snelleston, 1369: History East Cheshire.

Thomas de Snelleston, 1379: ibid.

Benedict Snelson, of Little Budworth, yeoman, 1606: Wills at Chester.

1596. Richard Snellson and Katherine Mustyan: Marriage Lic. (London).

1774. Married — David Hartley and Sarah Snellson: St. George, Hanover Square'.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Snel’s Son: v. Snell.

2 belonging to (a) Snelson (Chesh.), 14th cent. Snelleston, Domesday Senelestune-Snel(l)’s Estate [v. under Snell, and + Old English tún] (b) Snelston (Derby) [same etym.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. See Snell. 2. A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Snelson, a Cheshire township, gave its name to an ancient family which held land there in the 14th century (E.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Snelson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snelson occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snelson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 97,160th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,490,905 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Snelson are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Snelson is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name internationally, held by 13 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3,209 people, or 1 in 112,951. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Missouri, where 13 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Snelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Snelson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snelson last name rose 851 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snelson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Snelson last name are 12.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Snelson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.35% more than the national average, earning R 625,824 per year; in United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.96% more than the national average, earning $57,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snellson935/
Scnelson931/
Sneelson930/
Cnelson862/
Snelsen862/
Snelsom861/
Snilson860/
Senllson800/
Snlzon7733/
Jemlson710/
Gemnilson631/
Snöljung531/

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