Sneed
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See also: sneed
English
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Etymology
A habitational name derived from any of various places in England named Sneyd or Snead, from Old English snǣd (“something cut off, a fragment, a detached piece of ground”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sneed (countable and uncountable, plural Sneeds)
- A surname from Old English.
- A ghost town in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sneed is the 2027th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17804 individuals. Sneed is most common among White (55.63%) and Black/African American (37.59%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sneed”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.