Sneyd Surname

300,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Sneyd 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.

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Sneyd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:153,49314,593
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Canada1881:195,98719,219
Australia1251:215,96620,787
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Ireland711:66,3234,252
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
India141:54,790,384527,769
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2771:87,9989,205
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Sneyd (11) may also be a first name.

Sneyd 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.

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

(English) belonging to Sneyd (Staffs) = Snead, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a clearing or piece of woodland; one who came from Snaith (piece of land), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire, Worcestershire Or Snaith, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sneyd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sneyd (Russian: Снейд) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sneyd? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 300,337th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,756,355 people. Sneyd is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Sneyd live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

Sneyd is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 153,493. In England it is mostly found in: Staffordshire, where 19 percent reside, West Midlands, where 15 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside. Outside of England it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Sneyd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sneyd has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sneyd last name grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 495 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 161 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it declined 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sneyd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sneyd are 16.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sneyd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.72% more than the national average, earning R 448,464 per year; in United States they earn 7.82% less than the national average, earning $39,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.09% more than the national average, earning $65,626 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shneyd914/
Sneydd910/
Sned8955/
Sney8932/
Snyd892/
Sneed8026,347/
Snead8014,438/
Snayd8043/
Sneid8042/
S'Ned8037/
Sneyi8035/
Shney8010/
Sngey805/
Sneye803/
Snedd802/
Snned802/
Scney802/
Szned802/
S'Nyd801/
Snesd801/
Snied801/
Snyed801/
Snaed801/
Sneud801/
Snnyd800/
Sneya800/
Sny75318/
Sne75167/
Schned73149/
Senney7363/
Sünney7351/
Sinney7345/
Sniedt7345/
Shneid7343/
Sneads7328/
Shnayd7314/
Senned739/
S'Neid735/
Sneeds735/
Schney734/
Sneehy733/
Shneye733/
Sneyup732/
Shnaed732/
Sneead731/
S'Nied731/
Sneadd731/
Snedds731/
Snowed731/
Snejad731/
Shneed731/
Scneid731/
Sneedh731/
Sneidt730/
Shnedt730/
Snae674,489/
Sneh673,182/
Schneid672,696/
Snee672,495/
Snay671,189/
Snoe67381/
Snep67318/
Snoy67172/
Shnaydt6770/
Snet6748/
Snyh6740/
Schnedt6732/
Snea6731/
Senneye6728/
Snye6717/
Shne6717/
Snad6711/
Sennhed6710/
Snyz6710/
Snid679/
Sner679/
Snyy679/
Hsny679/
Schnied677/
Snej677/
Sneu676/
Snes676/
Snez676/
Jned676/
Snyt676/
Snei674/
Snhe674/
Snedova674/
Sinneya673/
Snny673/
Shnneye673/
Scneidt672/
Snge672/
Jsny672/
Suenned671/
Dsne671/
Schnedd671/
Schneed671/
Snne671/
Shny671/
Zned671/
Snue671/
Snuy671/
Snyi671/
Snejaya671/
Shniyad671/
Snyo671/
Cnyd671/
Scny671/
Snie671/
Szne671/
Ssne671/
Ssny671/
Zsne671/
Xnyd671/
Xsny671/
Cned671/
Jney671/
Jesnney671/
Cney670/
Sneyuth670/
Sneyett670/

Sneyd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sneyd in the Russian language
Снейдsnejd-

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Sneyd 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.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sneyd
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