Snitch Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Snitch Surname Definition:

Snitch is likely a corruption of another surname, but there is no evidence I am aware of that suggests a link. It is possible that a the leading 'S' was corrupted from another letter. There are several possibilities in the area: Hitch, Fitch and Ritch.

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Snitch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:586,50635,379
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Israel111:777,96750,646
France71:9,488,960336,266
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Snitch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Snitch is likely a corruption of another surname, but there is no evidence I am aware of that suggests a link. It is possible that a the leading 'S' was corrupted from another letter. There are several possibilities in the area: Hitch, Fitch and Ritch. Endings in -itch can be a corruption of -ridge, -batch, -wich etc. The most obvious possibility is S[a]n[w]itch, from Sandwich in Kent. Another possibility is the surname is of Hugenot origin, a group who settled in Bedfordshire in the 16th century. A detailed overview of other possible origins can be found on Peter Snitch's site

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Snitch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Snitch is found most frequently in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Snitch.

How Common Is The Last Name Snitch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,181,191st most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Snitch are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 586,506. In England Snitch is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 58 percent reside, Essex, where 12 percent reside and Warwickshire, where 9 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Snitch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Snitch has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Snitch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Snitch last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Snitch earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 42.6% more than the national average, earning $61,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.25% less than the national average, earning $37,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snich916/
Snutch83170/
Snioch83110/
Snoich8311/
Snicht830/
Sinnitsch8017/
Schnich779/
Sennich774/
Shniech770/
Snitz73137/
Snihs7333/
Snych7326/
Sniec7313/
Snech733/
Snaic731/
Sznic731/
Cnich731/
Snits731/
Snics730/
Snish730/
Snichova714/
Sneitz6779/
Shnits6755/
Shnitz6724/
Sneech6717/
Zinnitsch676/
Scnitz676/
Snaikh673/
Sneits673/
Śnioch672/
Snoikh671/
Snidzh671/
Zniech671/
Shnikh671/
Chnich671/
Snuitz670/
Schnichtz670/

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