The Snook surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,141 people carried this name — #4,926 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,300 people counted. That is up 8% from 6,641 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Snook surname

As an English and Welsh surname

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

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

His entry covers Snook, Snooke and Snooks.

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

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Snook was found among the farmers of 4 counties.

It was most frequent in Wiltshire: 49 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 204. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Wiltshire 49
Dorset 15
Berkshire 12
Somerset 11

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

19 families named Snook, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 114 people lived in those households, 6 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

New York 13
Maryland 4
Pennsylvania 2

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

Snook in American newspapers,
1914–1917.

Newspaper page from Casco Bay Breeze carrying the name Snook
Casco Bay Breeze 1914-09-03
Newspaper page from Lincoln County Leader carrying the name Snook
Lincoln County Leader 1917-02-23
Newspaper page from Lincoln County Leader carrying the name Snook
Lincoln County Leader 1917-03-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 66,771 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Snook in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

10,385 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Snook. The most, 1,469, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 6.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 5,350
South Australia 1,621
New South Wales 1,499
Victoria 1,054
Queensland 636
Tasmania 187
ACT (Canberra) 15
Northern Territory 8

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

Who carried it

People named Snook,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Snook
    William Snook 1861–1916 · coach
  • John S. Snook
    John S. Snook 1862–1952 · judge
  • James H. Snook
    James H. Snook 1879–1930 · professor
  • Ralph Edgar Snook d. 1918 · submariner
  • Albert Snook d. 1966
  • Isaac Snook 1848–1931 · politician

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 Snook,
in the records of 6 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 States548 records

548 records of the Snook name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 226
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 106
  • Other U.S. records 216
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Hamilton G. Snook

    Born 1910 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Houston; farm hand from Grimes County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Cornelius Snook

    Arrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Kensington from Antwerp, aged 23; laborer. From Holland, the Netherlands.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Arthur Snook

    Born 1947; from Tulsa, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Phuoc Long, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 548 records for Snook 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia279 records

279 records of the Snook name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 146
  • Tasmanian Names Index 46
  • Other Australian records 87
  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 Charles Snook

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Mangles, sailing from London in 1835. Native of Southampton, Hampshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1845.

    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 Josephine Snook

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Austral, aged 10; 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 George Alan Snook

    Retired plumbing contractor of Aspendale, Victoria; died 1977.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 279 records for Snook in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). 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).

Canada134 records

134 records of the Snook name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 119
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 5
  • Other Canadian records 10
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Veronica Snook

    Buried in 1993 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 65.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Daniel J. Snook

    Died 1930 in Upper North Rive, Colchester, 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 Albert Veron Snook

    Died in service in 1943.

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

Showing 3 of 134 records for Snook in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · 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); 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).

New Zealand21 records

21 records of the Snook name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 20
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Monica Snook

    Died 1981, aged 93; 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 Ian Neville Snook

    Died 1938, aged 18; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frances Sophia Snook

    Died 1937, aged 91; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Snook in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District 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).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Snook name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 10
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Louis Snook

    Born 1817 in Bemelen. Died 1817 in Bemelen.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Snook

    Married in 1716 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Pieter Snook

    In the population register of Avenhorn; born 1867 in Avenhorn.

    Open Archives, Westfries Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Snook in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Snook 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 F. A. Snook

    Wiltshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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 A. S. G. Snook

    Sapper, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

    Worcestershire 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 9 records for Snook in the United Kingdom.

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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