Snowdon Surname

67,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Snowdon 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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Snowdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,9131:14,2392,104
Canada9471:38,9084,876
United States8821:410,95135,756
Australia8671:31,1374,139
New Zealand2971:15,2472,652
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
Wales711:43,5854,199
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Norway221:233,74025,571
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Austria111:774,13064,097
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France51:13,284,544357,392
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1831:11,1661,707
Scotland371:101,1685,037
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:190,94616,781

Snowdon (61) may also be a first name.

Snowdon 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

This rather common surname is not likely to have been derived from the famous Welsh mountain. It is probably the name of some English locality.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Thomas Snowdon was mayor of Hartlepool in 1699 (Sharp's "Hartlepool").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Snowdon Last Name Facts

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

Snowdon is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Snowdon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Snowdon is the 67,704th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 992,043 people. The surname Snowdon is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Snowdon are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 61 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 3,913 people, or 1 in 14,239. In England Snowdon is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 18 percent are found, Durham, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Snowdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Snowdon has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Snowdon surname expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 335 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 354 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 70 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Snowdon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States Snowdon are 6.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.37% registered with the political party.

The amount Snowdon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.61% less than the national average, earning 236,698 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 98.62% more than the national average, earning R 471,996 per year; in United States they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $47,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning $55,191 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Snowdown9310/
Snowdion937/
Snowdeon931/
Sniowdon931/
Snowdone931/
Snowdonn930/
Snowddon930/
Snowdn922/
Snodon920/
Snowdowne8888/
Snowden8622,475/
Snoddon86416/
Snowton86118/
Snowdin8682/
Snawdon8633/
Snowdan865/
Snoedon862/
Snowdom861/
Snodown860/
Sndon831/
Snowdden804/
Snowdeen802/
Snweddon801/
Snoweden800/
Snodin77265/
Snoden77205/
Snadon7794/
Snedon777/
Snidon772/
Snwdan771/
Snydon771/
Snodan770/
Snoton770/
Sndn732/
Sneddon7111,588/
Snaddon71624/
Swindon71588/
Snodden71113/
Snowten7181/
Sneedon7176/
Sndoyan7168/
Snaydon7116/
Siandon717/
Swandon714/
Snoeden713/
Snoaden713/
Snedoon712/
Snodyna711/
Snewden711/
Snawdan711/
Snevdon711/
Snedeon711/
Snodwen711/
Sneadon711/
Snoudan711/
Snedona711/
Sneodun711/
Snoddin710/
Swendon710/
Snooten710/
Snouden710/
Snoddan710/
Sniddon710/
Snodwin710/
Swandono67345/
Sneeddon672/
Snudn671/
Snden671/
Swandown670/

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