The Snodgrass surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,806 people carried this name — #2,818 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 12,963 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Snodgrass surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the snodgrass’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 701 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

23 families named Snodgrass, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 153 people lived in those households, 6.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 22
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 262 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Snodgrass in American newspapers,
1853–1912.

Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Snodgrass
The Daily Missoulian 1912-10-10
Newspaper page from The Granite Farmer carrying the name Snodgrass
The Granite Farmer 1853-09-28
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Snodgrass
Daily Kennebec Journal 1911-10-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 67,756 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Snodgrass in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

22,101 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Snodgrass. The most, 4,924, date from the 1860s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 9,374
New South Wales 7,643
Queensland 1,547
South Australia 1,465
Tasmania 1,430
Western Australia 573
ACT (Canberra) 30
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Snodgrass,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Kenneth Snodgrass
    Kenneth Snodgrass 1784–1853 · politician
  • John F. Snodgrass
    John F. Snodgrass 1804–1854 · lawyer
  • Thomas Snodgrass d. 1834
  • John Snodgrass 1705–
  • Janet MacKenzie 1762–1852
  • James Snodgrass 1786–1853

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 Snodgrass,
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 States886 records

886 records of the Snodgrass name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 549
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 232
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 27
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Norman Edward Snodgrass

    Born 1945; from Webster Groves, Missouri. U.S. Marine Corps, field artillery cannoneer; died in an accident 1965 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Patrick L. Snodgrass

    Born 1920 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Chicago; packer from Cook County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Illinois.

    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 Emelie Snodgrass

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the La Normandie from Havre, aged 47; real estate agent. From France; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 886 records for Snodgrass in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, 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: 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).

Australia264 records

264 records of the Snodgrass name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 180
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 38
  • Tasmanian Names Index 33
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 6
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 4
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James Lang Snodgrass

    Died 1930 in Cottage Hospital, Currie, King Island, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1931.

    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 Hugh Snodgrass

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Loch Long, aged 2; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Snodgrass

    Of Forest Vale, New South Wales; died 1899.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 264 records for Snodgrass in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Snodgrass name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas Snodgrass

    Died 1961; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. 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 Eugene Earl Snodgrass

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Andrew Snodgrass

    Listed at Digby, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1795.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Snodgrass in Canada.

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

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Snodgrass name in New Zealand
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Snodgrass

    Died 1932, aged 70; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record W. Snodgrass

    Lance Corporal, New Zealand Infantry. 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) · 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); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the Snodgrass 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 Kenneth Martin Snodgrass

    Born 1934 in the United States; died 2000 in Collioure (Pyrénées-Orientales).

    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).

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