The Snelling surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,210 people carried this name — #7,859 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,038 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Snelling surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Snelling’.

An early record he cites: John Snellyng, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

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

Snelling in American newspapers,
1854–1918.

Newspaper page from The Kalida Venture carrying the name Snelling
The Kalida Venture 1854-05-19
Newspaper page from Newark Leader carrying the name Snelling
Newark Leader 1918-12-20
Newspaper page from Bedford Inquirer carrying the name Snelling
Bedford Inquirer 1858-06-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 191,406 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Snelling in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

12,095 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Snelling. The most, 2,548, date from the 1950s. New South Wales 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 Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,803
Queensland 3,582
South Australia 1,781
Victoria 809
Western Australia 528
Tasmania 468
ACT (Canberra) 87
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Snelling,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Snelling
    Thomas Snelling 1712–1773 · bookseller
  • Josiah Snelling
    Josiah Snelling 1782–1828 · military officer
  • Lilian Snelling
    Lilian Snelling 1879–1972 · painter
  • Lilian Snelling
    Lilian Snelling 1879–1972 · painter
  • Robert Snelling d. 1627 · politician
  • Anne Snelling d. 1658

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 Snelling,
in the records of 8 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 States348 records

348 records of the Snelling name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 117
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 65
  • Other U.S. records 166
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert Snelling

    Born 1913 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Thomas Newport; farm hand from Fatette County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 William W. Snelling

    Born 1902. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; driver from San Francisco County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Catherine Snelling

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Evans from London, aged 18; farmer. From Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 348 records for Snelling in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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).

Australia382 records

382 records of the Snelling name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 222
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 61
  • Other Australian records 99
  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 William Snelling

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Larkins, sailing from Downs in 1831. Native of St Luke's, Middlesex. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1842.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Reginald Snelling

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Sorata, aged 11; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Dudley C. Snelling

    Former tramway employee of Richmond, Victoria; died 1947.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 382 records for Snelling in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands141 records

141 records of the Snelling name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 53
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 51
  • Dutch population registers 37
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Snelling

    Married in 1837 in Weesp; workman. Died 1875 in Weesp, aged 68.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Grace Lilian Shirley Snelling

    Married in 1898 in Rotterdam. Died 1965 in Rotterdam, aged 86.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Willem Snelling

    Died 1909 in Voorst, aged 54; labourer.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 141 records for Snelling in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada39 records

39 records of the Snelling name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 21
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 6
  • Other Canadian records 12
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sidney Joshua Snelling

    Buried in 1999 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 71.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Edith May Snelling

    Died 1890 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. 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 Arthur William Snelling

    Died in service in 1945.

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

Showing 3 of 39 records for Snelling in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom35 records

35 records of the Snelling name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 21
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 11
  • Other British records 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edith Hannah Snelling

    Died 1949, aged 69; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary Snelling

    Will proved in 1936; of Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Snelling

    Lance Corporal, Norfolk Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 35 records for Snelling in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand18 records

18 records of the Snelling name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Snelling

    Died 1949, aged 70; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Snelling

    Died 1934, aged 52; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Joseph Snelling

    Died 1881, aged 35; buried at Rutherford Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 18 records for Snelling in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France6 records

6 records of the Snelling 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 Henri Louis Snelling

    Born 1920 in Tourcoing; died 1978 in Lille (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 Violette May Snelling

    Born 1906 in Horley (Angleterre); died 2000 in Longjumeau (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lavina Marie Cherie Snelling

    Born 1946 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Colombières-sur-Orb (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Snelling in France.

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).

Belgium2 records

2 records of the Snelling name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gladys Snelling

    Died 1969 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Snelling in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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