Snowden Surname

24,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Snowden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Snowdon.' Possibly the Welsh mountain, but more probably some smaller spot in the West country. Not one in a hundred Welsh surnames is local. The parent must be sought for elsewhere.

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Snowden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,7061:24,6473,102
England4,4891:12,4121,828
Australia1,1111:24,2993,332
Canada6751:54,5866,492
New Zealand4221:10,7311,875
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Wales1221:25,3652,646
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
Northern Ireland701:26,3582,890
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Comoros11:749,524685
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belize11:355,4743,977
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5951:9,3931,409
Scotland451:83,1834,503
Wales231:68,1923,286
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9381:17,0932,174

Snowden (1,475) may also be a first name.

Snowden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Snowdon.' Possibly the Welsh mountain, but more probably some smaller spot in the West country. Not one in a hundred Welsh surnames is local. The parent must be sought for elsewhere.

John Snowdone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1558. Thomas Snowdon and Alice Heritage: Marriage Lic. (London).

1744. Married — Patrick Hevy and Elizabeth Snowden: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) Dweller at the Snow Hill [Old English snáw + dún] John Snowdone.—Lay Subs. Roll (Soms.), A.D. 1327.

There are hamlets called Upper and Lower Snowden in W. Yorks, Snowden Close in Cumb., and a Snowdon Pool in Salop. The (unstressed) suff. -don is freq. mutated to -den. The first element, Snow-, may sometimes be used fig. for colour (cp. Goldhlll). The great Welsh mountain may occasionally have contributed to this surname by the migration of a Welshman from its neighbourhood.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near a snow hill; one who came from Snowden (snow hill), the name of several small places in England.

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

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Snowden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Snowden is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Snowden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,076th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 324,251 people. The surname Snowden occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Snowden are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 202,663rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 1,475 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 14,706 people, or 1 in 24,647. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Snowden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Snowden has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 501 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 530 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Snowden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Snowden last name are 9.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.13% registered with the party.

The amount Snowden earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.95% more than the national average, earning R 327,816 per year; in United States they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $42,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.78% more than the national average, earning $53,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snowdden934/
Snowdeen932/
Snowdeon931/
Snoweden930/
Snoden92205/
Snowdn922/
Snowdon867,346/
Snodden86113/
Snowdin8682/
Snowten8681/
Snowdan865/
Snoaden863/
Snowdem863/
Snoeden863/
Snewden861/
Snodwen861/
Snouden860/
Snden831/
Snowdown8010/
Snowdion807/
Sniowdon801/
Snowdone801/
Snowddon800/
Snowdonn800/
Snowding800/
Sneden77383/
Snodin77265/
Snaden77115/
Snyden777/
Sndeen776/
Sniden773/
Snwdan771/
Snodan770/
Snoten770/
Snodon770/
Snuden770/
Snowdowne7588/
Sndn732/
Snedden713,175/
Swinden711,024/
Snoddon71416/
Sneeden71372/
Snudden71340/
Snadden71259/
Sndeyan71156/
Snowton71118/
Swenden7176/
Snawdon7133/
Snadeen717/
Snddeen715/
Swanden713/
Swonden712/
Snoedon712/
Sneodun711/
Snodyna711/
Snobdin711/
Snawdan711/
Snedeon711/
Sneiden711/
Snoudan711/
Sndeenh711/
Snoddin710/
Snydenn710/
Snouten710/
Snodown710/
Snooten710/
Snaiden710/
Snidden710/
Sneaden710/
Snydaen710/
Sneuden710/
Snoddan710/
Snodwin710/
Swandeni67141/
Siandene6716/
Siondene671/
Sndon671/
Swandena671/
Snudn671/
Sneedden671/
Swandown670/
Sweenden670/

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