Snell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Snell Name Meaning: A nickname used to describe an alert or energetic person.

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin,with the first recorded spelling to be that of 'William Snel',dated 1185.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Snell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Snell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 851
Agricultural Labourer 127
General Labourer 67
Dress Maker 61
Domestic Servant 59
Farmer 57
Living On Own Means 46
General Servant 45
Labourer 40
General Servant Domestic 40
Coal Miner 32
Living On Her Own Means 30
Farm Labourer 29
Farm Servant 28
Blacksmith 24
Gardener 24
Shoe Maker 23
General Domestic Servant 21
Laundress 21
Carpenter 18
Butcher 15
Cook Domestic Servant 15
Baker 15
Tailor 15
Mason 15

Snell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Snell 100% 40,646
2 Snall 80% 255
3 Snill 80% 168
4 Sonall 67% 133
5 Sonell 83% 116

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The surname Snell is the most popular version of all its varients

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