Snooke Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Snooke Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sevenoaks', a market town and parish in Kent Mr. Lower says,'The Kentish town is usually pronounced Se'noaks.' 'The further contraction, coupled with the phonetic spelling of former days, easily passed into Snooks.
Read More About This SurnameSnooke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 210 | 1:257,989 | 26,009 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Snooké (1) are calculated separately.
Snooke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sevenoaks', a market town and parish in Kent Mr. Lower says,'The Kentish town is usually pronounced Se'noaks.' 'The further contraction, coupled with the phonetic spelling of former days, easily passed into Snooks. Messrs. Sharp and Harrison, solicitors of Southampton, had in their possession a series of deeds in which all the modes of spelling occur, from Sevenoakes down to S'nokes, in connection with a family now known as Snooks' (Notes and Queries, quoted by Lower). 'A Sussex family in the early part of the last century bore the name of Snooke. Sevenoke, the early orthography of the town, has also been modified into Sinnock and Cennick' (Lower).
Stephen Sevenac, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Simon Senenok, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Robert Snouk, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1617. Richard Snook, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.
1642. Baptised — Margery, d. Daniel Snoaks: Kensington Ch.
1766. Married— Thomas Snook and Ann Autrick: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. (nick-) name Snoc [conn. with Dutch snoek, a pike; the root-idea being ‘something markedly projecting’; hence the word was prob. applied to a long-nosed individual] 2 Dweller at a Point, Small Headland, or Pointed Rock [Dialectal English snook = Scot. snuk(e, ‘a small promontory’; Early English snok ('west snok’) occurring in a late version of a Somerset charter dated A.D. 975 (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 1313): see 1] Robert Snouk.—Lay Subs. Roll (Soms.), A.D. 1327.
3 belonging to Sevenoak(s (Kent), 14th cent. Sevenoke, Sevenok, 13th cent. Sevenac' = the Seven Oaks [Old English seofon, seven + œc, pl. of ác, oak-tree] The transition (by syncope) from Sevenoak(s to Snook(s is well authenticated.
The Snooks of Wiltshire are gathered around Devizes, but the name also occurs now in Somerset, Dorset, and Berks, and was represented by a family of Snooke in Sussex in the early part of last century.
Snooke Demographics
Average Snooke Salary in
South Africa
R 425,208
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Snooke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Snooke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Snooke has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms: Snooké. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Snooke? popularity and diffusion
Snooke is the 956,400th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Snooke reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 257,989. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 42 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 21 percent reside and Limpopo, where 16 percent reside. Other than South Africa Snooke occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.
Snooke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Snooke has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Snooke last name declined 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Snooke Last Name Statistics demography
Snooke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.93% more than the national average, earning R 425,208 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snooké | 94 | 1 | / |
| Snookie | 92 | 6 | / |
| Snook | 91 | 16,195 | / |
| Snoke | 91 | 1,158 | / |
| Snooky | 83 | 12 | / |
| Snooki | 83 | 2 | / |
| Snokes | 83 | 2 | / |
| Snoeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Snoock | 83 | 1 | / |
| Snocke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Snok | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schnoke | 77 | 127 | / |
| Snocker | 77 | 62 | / |
| Schnook | 77 | 30 | / |
| Snocket | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sinnook | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snoocks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snockey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snoek | 73 | 4,596 | / |
| Snake | 73 | 663 | / |
| Snock | 73 | 189 | / |
| Shnok | 73 | 24 | / |
| Snoka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Snokx | 73 | 5 | / |
| Snoki | 73 | 2 | / |
| Snouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Snnok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Snoky | 73 | 1 | / |
| Snuke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schnoker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schnokie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schnokey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sinnok | 67 | 633 | / |
| Sennok | 67 | 488 | / |
| Snouck | 67 | 95 | / |
| Schnok | 67 | 46 | / |
| Snakey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Snacke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shnock | 67 | 3 | / |
| Snocck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Snosky | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sngake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snnake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snokks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shnake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snoekc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snoikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snouka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scnock | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sgnock | 67 | 0 | / |
| Snukes | 67 | 0 | / |
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