Sneed
See also: sneed
English
Etymology
From Old English snǣd (“something cut off, morsel”), a topographic surname for someone who lived by a detached piece of land.
Pronunciation
- enPR: snēd, IPA(key): /sniːd/
- Rhymes: -iːd
Proper noun
Sneed (countable and uncountable, plural Sneeds)
- A surname from Old English.
- A ghost town in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States.
Derived terms
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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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