Snodgrass Surname

27,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

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.

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Snodgrass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,8701:20,2832,561
Australia4861:55,5476,802
Canada4261:86,4929,570
England2401:232,15919,279
Scotland1811:29,5793,083
New Zealand1341:33,7935,839
Northern Ireland1301:14,1931,982
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Northern Mariana Islands141:3,899389
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Wales71:442,07621,198
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland911:48,6804,146
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2011:18,6231,917
England701:348,22022,196
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1321:12,1541,572

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.

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

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Scottish) Dweller at the smooth, trim, grassy place; one who came from Snodgrasse, in Ayrshire.

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

"Trimmed, or smooth, grass :" a local name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Trimmed or smooth grass.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. Grass trimmed and smooth; short grass.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

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