How common is the surname Snyder?

160,262 people in the United States had the surname Snyder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,927 Americans. It ranked 165th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Snyder?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Snyder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Snyder?

Zack Snyder, American filmmaker (born 1966), followed by Timothy Snyder.

Where is the surname Snyder most common?

Wikidata records people named Snyder in the United States.

Is the surname Snyder getting more or less common?

More common. 159,363 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 160,262 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Snyder

A Dutch occupational surname, carried by 160,262 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Snyder is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

From the Dutch surname for a tailor, from the verb snijden (“to cut”). Also Americanized from the German surname Schneider. An occupational surname comparable to Taylor and Parmenter.

Snyder is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 160,262 people named Snyder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,927 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 159,363.

#165

rank among US surnames

160,262

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #144)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#156	Crawford	164,457	1,877
#157	Olson	164,035	1,882
#158	Simpson	163,181	1,892
#159	Porter	163,054	1,894
#160	Hunter	162,440	1,901
#161	Gordon	161,833	1,908
#162	Mendez	161,717	1,909

Who is named Snyder

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

94% of people named Snyder identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Snyders

25 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zack Snyder
American filmmaker (born 1966)
Timothy Snyder
American historian (born 1969)
Gary Snyder
American poet (born 1930)
Dana Snyder
American actor and comedian, born 1973
Allisyn Snyder
American actress, born 1996
Kyle Snyder
American wrestler (born 1995)
Rick Snyder
American politician and business executive, born 1958
Deborah Snyder
American film producer, born 1963
Scott Snyder
American comics writer, born 1976
Liza Snyder
American actress, born 1968
Quin Snyder
American basketball coach, born 1966
Hartland Snyder
American physicist, 1913–1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Snider

Surnames that sound like Snyder

Snyder has the Soundex code S536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S536.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Snyder come from?: From the Dutch surname for a tailor, from the verb snijden (“to cut”). Also Americanized from the German surname Schneider. An occupational surname comparable to Taylor and Parmenter.
How common is the surname Snyder?: 160,262 people in the United States had the surname Snyder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,927 Americans. It ranked 165th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Snyder?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Snyder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Snyder?: Zack Snyder, American filmmaker (born 1966), followed by Timothy Snyder.
Where is the surname Snyder most common?: Wikidata records people named Snyder in the United States.
What type of surname is Snyder?: Snyder is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Snyder getting more or less common?: More common. 159,363 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 160,262 in 2010, up 0.6%.
What are other spellings of Snyder?: Snider.