How common is the surname Snelling?

4,210 people in the United States had the surname Snelling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,336 Americans. It ranked 7,859th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Snelling?

Richard A. Snelling, American politician (1927–1991), followed by Lilian Snelling.

Where is the surname Snelling most common?

Wikidata records people named Snelling in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Snelling getting more or less common?

More common. 4,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,210 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Snelling

A surname, carried by 4,210 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S545

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Snelling is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,210 people named Snelling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,336 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,038.

#7,859

rank among US surnames

4,210

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,593)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,856	Seltzer	4,213	73,284
#7,857	Borkowski	4,212	73,301
#7,858	Florio	4,211	73,319
#7,859	Leasure	4,210	73,336

Who is named Snelling

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

76% of people named Snelling identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Snellings

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard A. Snelling
American politician (1927–1991)
Lilian Snelling
British botanical illustrator (1879-1972)

Notable Snellings come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Snelling

Snelling has the Soundex code S545, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S545.

Questions

How common is the surname Snelling?: 4,210 people in the United States had the surname Snelling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,336 Americans. It ranked 7,859th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Snelling?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Snelling identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Snelling?: Richard A. Snelling, American politician (1927–1991), followed by Lilian Snelling.
Where is the surname Snelling most common?: Wikidata records people named Snelling in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Snelling getting more or less common?: More common. 4,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,210 in 2010, up 4.3%.