The Snapp surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,360 people carried this name — #7,618 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,299 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

23 people named Snapp is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 23

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Snapp in American newspapers,
1929.

Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Snapp
Brownsville Herald 1929-03-30
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Snapp
Brownsville Herald 1929-03-23
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Snapp
Brownsville Herald 1929-04-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,481 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Snapp in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

242 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Snapp. The most, 68, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 92
Victoria 57
Queensland 34
South Australia 28
Western Australia 16
Tasmania 7
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Snapp.

Who carried it

People named Snapp,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Helen Wyatt Snapp
    Helen Wyatt Snapp 1918–2013 · aircraft pilot
  • Henry Snapp 1822–1895 · politician
  • Howard M. Snapp 1855–1938 · politician
  • Frank Snapp 1876–1927 · illustrator
  • Roscoe Raymond Snapp 1889–1953 · agronomist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Snapp,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States257 records

257 records of the Snapp name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 161
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 53
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 18
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John J. Snapp

    Born 1916 in Michigan. Enlisted 1942 at Kalamazoo; manager from Kent County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elise Snapp

    Arrived at New York in 1867 aboard the Gessner from Bremen, aged 19. From Saxony, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert James Snapp

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1931, died 1989; buried at Florida National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 257 records for Snapp in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France3 records

3 records of the Snapp name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Charles Gustave Snapp

    Born 1932 in Valenciennes; died 2000 in Marly (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Cesar Desire Lucien Snapp

    Born 1920 in Valenciennes; died 2001 in Valenciennes (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gustave Alfred Snapp

    Born 1930 in Valenciennes; died 1980 in Bruay-sur-l'Escaut (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Snapp name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Simon Peter Snapp

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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