# Snape (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/snape/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 515 |
| US rank (2010) | 42,163 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 599,506 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.2% (521 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

First attested in the late 18th century. Derived from various villages in England and southern Scotland sharing this name.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Snape in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 60% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Similar surnames

Snapp, Shimp, Schimpf, Sampaio, Schnepp, Samp.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.