Explore the Family Name Snedeker

The meaning of Snedeker

Altered form, under American Dutch influence in New Netherland, of North German Schnitker or Schnittker ‘joiner, woodcarver’, or perhaps of its Danish cognate Snedker ‘carpenter’. History: Jan Gerritsz Snedeker, born in Oldenburg, Germany, arrived in New Netherland from Sloten, Amsterdam, around 1639.

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How common is the last name Snedeker in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Snedeker experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Snedeker was ranked 13,604 in prevalence whereas in 2010, it had dropped to 14,507, marking a 6.64% decrease. Conversely, the actual count of individuals carrying the surname marginally increased from 2,047 to 2,056, a growth of 0.44%. Despite this, its proportion per 100k people saw a drop of 7.89%, moving from 0.76 to 0.7.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,604	#14,507	-6.64%
Count	2,047	2,056	0.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.7	-7.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Snedeker

The U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with Snedeker. In 2000, approximately 96.04% of Snedekers identified as White, but by 2010, this figure had slightly decreased to 94.94%. The proportion identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 37.7%, moving from 1.91% to 2.63%. There was also a noticeable growth in the proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, doubling from 0.29% to 0.58%. Those reporting their ethnicity as two or more races experienced a small increase from 1.56% to 1.61%. Data for those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native were either non-existent or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.04%	94.94%	-1.15%
Hispanic	1.91%	2.63%	37.7%
Two or More Races	1.56%	1.61%	3.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.29%	0.58%	100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%