# Sneller (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,062 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,804 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 290,721 people |
| Change since 2000 | +24% (856 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the adjective snell + the suffix -er. This surname dates back to Middle English. * As a Dutch surname Snellard, from the adjective snel (“quick, courageous”) (related to the above) + hard (“hardy, strong”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Schneller.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sneller 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Similar surnames

Semler, Schneller, Sumler.

## 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.