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    The surname Snowden

    A surname, carried by 11,171 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈsnoʊ.dən/ 2 syllables Soundex S535

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Snowden is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    From Snowdon.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,171 people named Snowden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,638 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,788.

    #3,233
    rank among US surnames
    11,171
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #3,081)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,224Nino11,20227,562
    #3,225Parent11,19327,584
    #3,226Lenz11,19127,589
    #3,227Keck11,18627,601
    #3,228Houghton11,18427,606
    #3,229Noe11,18227,611
    #3,230Bunn11,18027,616

    Who is named Snowden

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

    60% of people named Snowden identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 60%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 34%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Snowdens

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Edward Snowden
      American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983)
    • Leigh Snowden
      American actress (1929-1982)
    • Elmer Snowden
      American musician (1900-1973)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Snowden

    Snowden 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 Snowden come from?
    From Snowdon.
    How common is the surname Snowden?
    11,171 people in the United States had the surname Snowden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,638 Americans. It ranked 3,233rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Snowden?
    In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Snowden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Snowden?
    Edward Snowden, American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983), followed by Leigh Snowden.
    Where is the surname Snowden most common?
    Wikidata records people named Snowden in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Snowden?
    Snowden is /ˈsnoʊ.dən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Snowden getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,788 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,171 in 2010, up 3.6%.