The Sneed surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,804 people carried this name — #2,027 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 16,855 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Sneed surname

A habitational name derived from any of various places in England named Sneyd or Snead, from Old English snǣd (“something cut off, a fragment, a detached piece of ground”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Sneed» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Sneyd’ — the first of the origins he gives.

His entry covers Snead, Sneed and Sneyd.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 700 · public domain.

In print

Sneed in American newspapers,
1912.

Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram carrying the name Sneed
The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram 1912-11-08
Newspaper page from Bismarck Daily Tribune carrying the name Sneed
Bismarck Daily Tribune 1912-11-08
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Sneed
The Hattiesburg News 1912-11-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Sneed in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

209 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sneed. The most, 40, date from the 1940s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 52
Western Australia 51
Victoria 46
New South Wales 36
Tasmania 11
South Australia 9
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Sneed,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William J. Sneed
    William J. Sneed 1835–1907 · surgeon
  • Anna Sneed Cairns
    Anna Sneed Cairns 1841–1930 · chancellor
  • Louise Sneed Hill
    Louise Sneed Hill 1862–1955 · socialite
  • Lavinia B. Sneed
    Lavinia B. Sneed 1867–1932 · writer
  • William Henry Sneed 1812–1869 · lawyer
  • John Sneed 1861–1898 · baseball player

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sneed,
in the records of 5 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 States922 records

922 records of the Sneed name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 581
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 248
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 56
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ward Gray Sneed

    Born 1937; from Haydenburg, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Long An, South Vietnam. Buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles N. Sneed

    Born 1918 in Indiana. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; machine shop worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the Adriatic from Liverpool, aged 27; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 922 records for Sneed 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Sneed name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Richard Sneed

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Mangles, arriving 1820; ticket of leave 1844.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza L. Sneed

    Arrived in Queensland in 1885 aboard the Duke of Sutherland.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Sneed

    Left Launceston in 1835 aboard the Sir Charles McCarthy, as steward.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Sneed in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Sneed name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Stanley Henry Sneed

    Buried in 1986 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leonard Sneed

    Died 1931; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ruby Sneed

    Died 1972; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Sneed 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 Odette Marguerite Sneed

    Born 1893 in Tours (Indre-et-Loire); died 1977 in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marc Emile Sneed

    Born 1926 in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne); died 2000 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

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

    Born 1922 in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques); died 1993 in Septfonds (Tarn-et-Garonne).

    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).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Sneed name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Sneed

    Northamptonshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. V. Sneed

    Gunner, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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