How common is the surname Snedden?

1,129 people in the United States had the surname Snedden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,468 Americans. It ranked 22,707th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Snedden?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Snedden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Snedden?

Billy Snedden, Australian politician (1926-1987).

Where is the surname Snedden most common?

Wikidata records people named Snedden in Australia.

Is the surname Snedden getting more or less common?

More common. 1,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,129 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Snedden

A surname, carried by 1,129 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Snedden is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

Variant of Sneddon.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,129 people named Snedden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 273,468 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,102.

#22,707

rank among US surnames

1,129

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,947)

Who is named Snedden

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Snedden identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sneddens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Billy Snedden
Australian politician (1926-1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Snedden

Snedden has the Soundex code S535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S535.

Questions

Where does the surname Snedden come from?: Variant of Sneddon.
How common is the surname Snedden?: 1,129 people in the United States had the surname Snedden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,468 Americans. It ranked 22,707th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Snedden?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Snedden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Snedden?: Billy Snedden, Australian politician (1926-1987).
Where is the surname Snedden most common?: Wikidata records people named Snedden in Australia.
Is the surname Snedden getting more or less common?: More common. 1,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,129 in 2010, up 2.5%.