Snowden Surname
Approximately 22,475 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSnowden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,706 | 1:24,647 | 3,102 |
| England | 4,489 | 1:12,412 | 1,828 |
| Australia | 1,111 | 1:24,299 | 3,332 |
| Canada | 675 | 1:54,586 | 6,492 |
| New Zealand | 422 | 1:10,731 | 1,875 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Wales | 122 | 1:25,365 | 2,646 |
| Scotland | 107 | 1:50,036 | 4,328 |
| Northern Ireland | 70 | 1:26,358 | 2,890 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 47 | 1:94,252 | 6,181 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,595 | 1:9,393 | 1,409 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:83,183 | 4,503 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:68,192 | 3,286 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,938 | 1:17,093 | 2,174 |
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.
(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.
(English) Dweller near a snow hill; one who came from Snowden (snow hill), the name of several small places in England.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Snowden Demographics
Average Male Snowden Height
176.67 cm
Average Female Snowden Height
163.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowdden | 93 | 4 | / |
| Snowdeen | 93 | 2 | / |
| Snowdeon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Snoweden | 93 | 0 | / |
| Snoden | 92 | 205 | / |
| Snowdn | 92 | 2 | / |
| Snowdon | 86 | 7,346 | / |
| Snodden | 86 | 113 | / |
| Snowdin | 86 | 82 | / |
| Snowten | 86 | 81 | / |
| Snowdan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Snoaden | 86 | 3 | / |
| Snowdem | 86 | 3 | / |
| Snoeden | 86 | 3 | / |
| Snewden | 86 | 1 | / |
| Snodwen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Snouden | 86 | 0 | / |
| Snden | 83 | 1 | / |
| Snowdown | 80 | 10 | / |
| Snowdion | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sniowdon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Snowdone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Snowddon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Snowdonn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Snowding | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sneden | 77 | 383 | / |
| Snodin | 77 | 265 | / |
| Snaden | 77 | 115 | / |
| Snyden | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sndeen | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sniden | 77 | 3 | / |
| Snwdan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Snodan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snoten | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snodon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snuden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Snowdowne | 75 | 88 | / |
| Sndn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Snedden | 71 | 3,175 | / |
| Swinden | 71 | 1,024 | / |
| Snoddon | 71 | 416 | / |
| Sneeden | 71 | 372 | / |
| Snudden | 71 | 340 | / |
| Snadden | 71 | 259 | / |
| Sndeyan | 71 | 156 | / |
| Snowton | 71 | 118 | / |
| Swenden | 71 | 76 | / |
| Snawdon | 71 | 33 | / |
| Snadeen | 71 | 7 | / |
| Snddeen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Swanden | 71 | 3 | / |
| Swonden | 71 | 2 | / |
| Snoedon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sneodun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Snodyna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Snobdin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Snawdan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Snedeon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sneiden | 71 | 1 | / |
| Snoudan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sndeenh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Snoddin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Snydenn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Snouten | 71 | 0 | / |
| Snodown | 71 | 0 | / |
| Snooten | 71 | 0 | / |
| Snaiden | 71 | 0 | / |
| Snidden | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sneaden | 71 | 0 | / |
| Snydaen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sneuden | 71 | 0 | / |
| Snoddan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Snodwin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Swandeni | 67 | 141 | / |
| Siandene | 67 | 16 | / |
| Siondene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sndon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swandena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Snudn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sneedden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swandown | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sweenden | 67 | 0 | / |
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