Snodgrass Surname
Approximately 19,725 people bear this surname
Snodgrass Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the snodgrass,' from residence thereby. 'Snod, smooth, demure' (Halliwell). But v. Snoad for another derivation of the prefix. The surname is far more commonly found in the United States than in England.
Read More About This SurnameSnodgrass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,870 | 1:20,283 | 2,561 |
| Australia | 486 | 1:55,547 | 6,802 |
| Canada | 426 | 1:86,492 | 9,570 |
| England | 240 | 1:232,159 | 19,279 |
| Scotland | 181 | 1:29,579 | 3,083 |
| New Zealand | 134 | 1:33,793 | 5,839 |
| Northern Ireland | 130 | 1:14,193 | 1,982 |
| South Africa | 129 | 1:419,982 | 36,405 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 14 | 1:3,899 | 389 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 91 | 1:48,680 | 4,146 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 201 | 1:18,623 | 1,917 |
| England | 70 | 1:348,220 | 22,196 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,132 | 1:12,154 | 1,572 |
The alternate forms: Snödgrass (1) are calculated separately.
Snodgrass (24) may also be a first name.
Snodgrass Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the snodgrass,' from residence thereby. 'Snod, smooth, demure' (Halliwell). But v. Snoad for another derivation of the prefix. The surname is far more commonly found in the United States than in England.
1730. Married — Andrew Snottgrass and Ann Cressurn: St. George Chapel, Mayfair.
An Ayrshire surname derived from the twenty shilling lands of old extent of Snodgers or Snodgrasse in the parish of Irvine and bailliary of Cunningham. Adam Snorgyrs appears as bailie of Arne in 1372 (ER, II, p. 486), and Patrick Snodgrass was admitted burgess freeman of Glasgow in 1578 (Burgesses). The name occurs in the Glasgow Protocol Books as Snodgers (1556), and Margaret Snodgers was recorded heir of John Snodgers, maltman and burgess of Glasgow, in 1621 (Inquls., 972). Andrew Snodgrasse in the Bridgeend of Glasgow was released from imprisonment in 1679 on signing a bond not to take up arms (RPC., 3. ser. VI p. 296), Neil Snodgras appears as notary in Paisley in 1684 (ibid., IX; p. 321), and Hew Snodgrass, William Snodgrass, and John Snodgrass took the Test in the same town in 1686 (ibid., XI. p. 496). Snodgrass 1679, Snodgerss 1608, Snodgrase 1652.
(English or Scandinavian) Dweller at the Smooth Grass or Lawn [North. Dialectal English and Scot. snod, smooth, trim, pruned: cp. Old English snœdan, to trim, prune; and Old Norse snoð-inn, bald, smooth]
(English, Scottish) Dweller at the smooth, trim, grassy place; one who came from Snodgrasse, in Ayrshire.
"Trimmed, or smooth, grass :" a local name.
Trimmed or smooth grass.
Local. Grass trimmed and smooth; short grass.
Snodgrass Demographics
Average Snodgrass Salary in
United States
$41,852 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Snodgrass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Snodgrass Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Snodgrass is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Snödgrass. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Snodgrass? popularity and diffusion
Snodgrass is the 27,239th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 369,457 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Snodgrass live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Snodgrass is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 24 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 17,870 people, or 1 in 20,283. In The United States Snodgrass is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Snodgrass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Snodgrass has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Snodgrass surname increased 432 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Snodgrass Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Snodgrass surname is principally Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Snodgrass surname are 18.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Snodgrass earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.86% more than the national average, earning R 289,596 per year; in United States they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning $41,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% less than the national average, earning $48,476 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snödgrass | 96 | 1 | / |
| Snnodgrass | 95 | 5 | / |
| Snoodgrass | 95 | 2 | / |
| Snoddgrass | 95 | 2 | / |
| Snodgrasse | 95 | 1 | / |
| Snodgreass | 95 | 0 | / |
| Snodgras | 94 | 48 | / |
| Snodgross | 89 | 3 | / |
| Snotgrass | 89 | 2 | / |
| Snadgrass | 89 | 1 | / |
| Snodgrays | 89 | 0 | / |
| Snudgrass | 89 | 0 | / |
| Snedgrass | 89 | 0 | / |
| Snodgra | 88 | 1 | / |
| Snodgrad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Snodgraa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Snotgras | 82 | 0 | / |
| Snetgrass | 78 | 0 | / |
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