Snider Surname

11,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Snider Surname Definition:

An Anglicized form of the Dutch snijder = Ger. schneider, Middle High German snídære, = Old Norse sniddari, 'cutter’, ‘tailor.’

Snider Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States43,8871:8,259980
Canada5,3811:6,8471,008
Israel5511:15,5312,327
Italy1631:375,19443,278
Australia1271:212,56520,555
England791:705,29239,851
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
France101:6,642,272293,169
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Panama41:978,06412,245
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,9931:3,865473

The alternate forms: Šníder (28) are calculated separately.

Snider (239) may also be a first name.

Snider Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Anglicized form of the Dutch snijder = Ger. schneider, Middle High German snídære, = Old Norse sniddari, 'cutter’, ‘tailor.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch) One who made outer garments, a tailor.

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

Snider Last Name Facts

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

The last name Snider occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šníder. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snider? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,112th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 144,177 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Snider reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 578,640th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 239 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 43,887 people, or 1 in 8,259. In The United States Snider is most common in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.

Snider Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Snider has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snider surname grew 338 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 494 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Snider Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Snider last name are 19.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Snider earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 188.89% more than the national average, earning R 686,520 per year; in United States they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $42,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,041 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snijder924,310/
Sneider921,547/
Snaider92776/
Snieder92564/
Shnider92315/
Scnider928/
Sznider926/
Snidder923/
Snnider922/
Snidere922/
Snideer921/
Snidger920/
Sniderd920/
Snide91510/
Šníder8928/
Schnider863,851/
Shnaider863,207/
Shneider861,264/
Szneider86461/
Sneidere86355/
Sneijder86225/
Sznaider86185/
Scneider86169/
Snaidere8652/
Shnieder8612/
Snaijder862/
Scnaider861/
Snheider861/
Sneidher861/
Scnnider860/
Snyder83216,025/
Žnider83141/
Sneide8371/
Jnider8347/
Shnide8335/
Znider8328/
Snuder836/
Snidei836/
Sneder833/
Snaide833/
Snides832/
Snhder831/
Snideh831/
Snidir831/
Sniede831/
Schneider80753,727/
Schnieder804,583/
Schnaider801,855/
Schnidger8047/
Schnidder809/
Schnijder807/
Scnneider806/
Shchnider802/
Schnoider802/
Schngider802/
Sniderová801/
Sniderova801/
Shneiderr801/
Scneideir801/
Scneidher801/
Schnhider801/
Schnideir801/
Shnneider801/
Schnnider800/
Schnidier800/
Schnidere800/
Snajder77183/
Snydert77107/
Šneider7771/
Shnyder7766/
Snayder7762/
Sneyder7746/
Sneader7740/
Sneeder7733/
Šnaider7733/
Shnuder7724/
Snejder7721/
Schnide7714/
Zneider7711/
Scneder779/
Chnider779/
Shneder776/
Znaider776/
Sznyder776/
Snedder774/
Şnaider774/
Snedger773/
Snydder772/
Snydeer772/
Snaides772/
Ssnyder771/
Snyderr771/
Snyderz771/
Sennide771/
Xnaider771/
Scneide771/
Snhyder770/
Scnyder770/
Snudder770/
Snydher770/
Snydier770/
Snidair770/
Schnneider7540/
Schneiderr7519/
Schneijder7514/
Schneideer755/
Sneiderová754/
Jschneider753/
Schneidert753/
Schneidder753/
Sschneider752/
Schneiderd752/
Schneiderh752/
Schsneider752/
Schxneider751/
Shchneider751/
Sneiderova751/
Shshnaider751/
Schjneider751/
Schnaiderd751/
Schnheider751/
Schnnaider751/
Snidi73308/
Snida73267/
Snede7393/
Snyde7325/
Snidy730/
Shnayder7132,991/
Schnyder716,549/
Sznajder715,079/
Shneyder714,243/
Sznejder71274/
Schneder71132/
Schneide7186/
Chnaider7150/
Chneider7136/
Schníder7126/
Shneiderova7125/
Schniderová7120/
Schnaide7120/
Sznayder7119/
Shneidir714/
Šneidere714/
Shnaidyr713/
Szneiderová712/
Schniede712/
Schnéder712/
D'Schneider712/
Schnuder711/
Schnided711/
Schneiderzs711/
Šnaidere711/
Šneiderė711/
Shneiderová711/
Scnajder711/
Sznaides711/
D'Snyder711/
Scnayder711/
Sneyjder711/
Shneidee710/
Shneader710/
Snieddey710/
Schneiderová671,920/
Sneade67373/
Snaida6798/
Schnejder6795/
Snydeh6759/
Schneiderova6745/
Schnayder6734/
Schneader6726/
Schnedier6722/
Sneede6714/
Schnajder6712/
Schneides677/
Sznida677/
Snejde676/
Shnede675/
Cnyder675/
Schneuder675/
Schneidet674/
Snydet674/
Snydee673/
Schnedeir673/
Znyder673/
Snayde672/
Snaidy672/
Snidha672/
Snydey672/
Schnedher672/
Schneidee672/
Schnetder672/
Snieda672/
Shneydere671/
Schneeder671/
Schniedir671/
Sniddy671/
Schneidir671/
Schneidre671/
Chnide671/
Schnaides671/
Schnaidre671/
Snidaj671/
Snaidi671/
Jnidee671/
Djnide671/
Shnida671/
Shnidy671/
Sneyde670/
Sneida670/
Snedes670/
Schnesder670/

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