Snoad Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Snoad Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Snod.' Snod is found as a single personal name in the Hundred Rolls; compare the local Snodgrass, where the prefix is probably the original settler's personal name.

Snod serviens Ricard Giffard, Suffolk, 1273.

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Snoad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2411:231,19519,235
United States541:6,712,202314,667
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Australia381:710,41347,396
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Snoad Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Snod.' Snod is found as a single personal name in the Hundred Rolls; compare the local Snodgrass, where the prefix is probably the original settler's personal name.

Snod serviens Ricard Giffard, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1349. John Snod, vicar of Attlebridge, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1602. Theodore Snode: Register of the University of Oxford.

1657. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Charles Snode: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. (nick-)name Snod(d)a [from Old English snód, a fillet, a kinji;of head-dress; cognate with Old Norse snúð-r, a twist, twirl, and Swedish snodd (pp. of sno, to twist), a string, cord] Snod serviens ... —Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Snoad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Snoad occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Snoad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snoad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 742,570th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name Snoad is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Snoad reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 231,195. In England Snoad is most common in: Kent, where 35 percent reside, Greater London, where 21 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.

Snoad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Snoad has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Snoad surname grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 491 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Snoad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Snoad last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Snoad surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the political party.

Snoad earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.48% more than the national average, earning $50,258 USD per year.

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