Snipe Surname
Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname
Snipe Surname Definition:
Same as Snape, Snepp; from Snape, name of a parish co. Suffolk, and of a township co. York, North Riding. The Devonshire word snape signifies a spring in arable ground. The names Snape, Snapp, Snipe, Snupe are found in the U.S.
Snipe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 858 | 1:422,446 | 36,582 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| Argentina | 52 | 1:821,989 | 54,134 |
| Jamaica | 48 | 1:59,791 | 3,201 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 343 | 1:146,410 | 13,670 |
Snipe (15) may also be a first name.
Snipe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Same as Snape, Snepp; from Snape, name of a parish co. Suffolk, and of a township co. York, North Riding. The Devonshire word snape signifies a spring in arable ground. The names Snape, Snapp, Snipe, Snupe are found in the U.S.
Snipe Demographics
Snipe Political Affiliation
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Snipe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Snipe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Snipe is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Snipe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 309,145th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,973,398 people. Snipe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Snipe live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 15 people.
The last name Snipe is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 858 people, or 1 in 422,446. In The United States Snipe is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 22 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Snipe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Snipe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Snipe last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 245 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Snipe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Snipe last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Snipe surname are 7.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.45% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Snipe earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning $34,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $52,832 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snipes | 91 | 11,364 | / |
| Snippe | 91 | 2,310 | / |
| Sniper | 91 | 55 | / |
| Snipej | 91 | 1 | / |
| Snaipe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Snip | 89 | 1,182 | / |
| Snipper | 83 | 167 | / |
| Snaiper | 83 | 141 | / |
| Shniper | 83 | 97 | / |
| Snippes | 83 | 20 | / |
| Shnipes | 83 | 14 | / |
| Sniperr | 83 | 1 | / |
| Snippie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Snape | 80 | 7,407 | / |
| Shnip | 80 | 315 | / |
| Snipp | 80 | 235 | / |
| Snype | 80 | 191 | / |
| Sznip | 80 | 79 | / |
| Snips | 80 | 30 | / |
| Snepe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Snipa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Snupe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Snipt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sniph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Snipf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dsnip | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cnipe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Snipi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sneip | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schnippe | 77 | 125 | / |
| Shnipper | 77 | 33 | / |
| Shnaiper | 77 | 2 | / |
| Schnipfe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sneppe | 73 | 244 | / |
| Snappe | 73 | 187 | / |
| Sneper | 73 | 22 | / |
| Snippa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Schnip | 73 | 17 | / |
| Sznips | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shnipp | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shnape | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sinnip | 73 | 5 | / |
| Snipps | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shnipa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Snypez | 73 | 2 | / |
| Scnipf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schneiper | 71 | 4 | / |
| Snep | 67 | 318 | / |
| Snipich | 67 | 193 | / |
| Schnipp | 67 | 51 | / |
| Snib | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shnyper | 67 | 25 | / |
| Schnieb | 67 | 22 | / |
| Snyp | 67 | 13 | / |
| Schnipa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schnepe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Snipova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Snnippa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snaipis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snayper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schnaip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schniep | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schnape | 67 | 0 | / |
| Snepper | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schnipf | 67 | 0 | / |
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Snipe Reference & Research
Snipes/Snipe/Snypes/ FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Snipes/Snipe/Snypes/ 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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Footnotes
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