Explore the Family Name Snee

The meaning of Snee

1. English (Yorkshire): variant of Sneed with loss of the final consonant. 2. Irish (Mayo and Sligo): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Sniadhaigh ‘descendant of Sniadhach’, a personal name apparently meaning ‘nitty’, from sneadh ‘nit’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Snee decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 26,642nd in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to 30,735th place, indicating a decline of 15.36 percent. The count of people with this surname also fell, from 860 in 2000 to 758 in 2010, marking an 11.86 percent decrease. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with the Snee surname per 100,000 people dropped by 18.75 percent over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,642	#30,735	-15.36%
Count	860	758	-11.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.26	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Snee

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Snee surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 95.58 percent to 95.12 percent. The Hispanic representation also saw a minor decrease of 3.86 percent. Interestingly, no individuals with the Snee surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000. However, by 2010, there was a slight appearance of 0.79 percent within the Asian/Pacific Islander category. Also noteworthy is the rise in individuals identifying with two or more races, increasing from 0.93 percent in 2000 to 1.19 percent in 2010, a change of 27.96 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.58%	95.12%	-0.48%
Hispanic	2.33%	2.24%	-3.86%
Two or More Races	0.93%	1.19%	27.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.79%	0%
Black	0.58%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%