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The surname Snook

A surname, carried by 7,141 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S520

Snook: #4,926 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Snook #4,926, 7,141 people Snook: #4,926 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Snook #4,926, 7,141 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Snook is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,141 people named Snook in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,236 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,641.

#4,926
rank among US surnames
7,141
people in 2010
2.4
per 100,000 Americans
+7.5%
change since 2000 (was #4,849)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#4,923Rana7,14543,211
#4,924Woodbury7,14443,217
#4,925Spriggs7,14343,224
#4,926Snook7,14143,236

Who is named Snook

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

95% of people named Snook identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as two or more races and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 95%
  • Two or more races 1.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Snooks

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Sarah Snook
    Australian actress (born 1987)
  • James H. Snook
    American sportsperson, veterenarian, and executed murderer (1879–1930)
  • Ronald Snook
    Australian rower, born 1972

Notable Snooks come mostly from Australia (2) and the United States (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Snook?
7,141 people in the United States had the surname Snook in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,236 Americans. It ranked 4,926th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Snook?
In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Snook identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Snook?
Sarah Snook, Australian actress (born 1987), followed by James H. Snook.
Where is the surname Snook most common?
Wikidata records people named Snook in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Snook getting more or less common?
More common. 6,641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,141 in 2010, up 7.5%.