Last Name SNELSON

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Meaning Local: Of Snelson, a township in the parish of Rostherne, county Cheshire; in Domesday Senelestune. A family sprang up before called alike Snelson or Snelston. Both surname and local name have modernly dropped the 't.' Occasionally it may be the son of Snell.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 12,252 (2000 US census) 10,296 (1990 US census)
Count 2,330 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.36%, or 2082 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 6.65%, or 155 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.34%, or 8 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.56%, or 13 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.55%, or 36 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.55%, or 36 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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