Sneath

English

Etymology

Habiational surname from Snaith in East Yorkshire, so called from Old Norse sneið (“cut off piece of land”).

Proper noun

Sneath (plural Sneaths)

1. A surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sneath is the 34707^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Sneath is most common among White (95.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sneath”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Athens, Nathes, hasten, snathe, thanes