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
School 671
Farm Labourer 100
Farmer 62
General Labourer 58
Private Means 52
General Servant (domestic) 40
Dressmaker 39
At Home 32
Domestic Servant 31
Labourer 31
Coal Miner Hewer 27
Clerk 26
None 25
Carpenter 22
General Servant Domestic 22
Clay Labourer 22
Dress Maker 19
House Painter 19
Assisting In The Business 18
Housekeeper 18
Laundress 18
Bricklayer 18
Cook (domestic) 16
Scholar 16
Farmers Son Working On Farm 16

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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