Find out how popular the last name Snedeker is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Snedeker.

Snedeker, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Snedeker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Snedeker in America

Snedeker is the 14507th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Snedeker surname appeared 2,056 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Snedeker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Snedeker to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Snedeker

The surname Snedeker is of Dutch origin, derived from the Middle Dutch word "snidecker," which translates to "woodcutter" or "woodcarver." The name likely originated in the Netherlands during the late Middle Ages, around the 14th or 15th century.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in Dutch records from the 16th and 17th centuries, often associated with areas such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and other cities in the Netherlands. During this period, the name was sometimes spelled as "Snidecker," "Snijdecker," or "Snediker," reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Dutch Reformed Church records from the town of Beemster, which mention a man named Pieter Snedeker in the late 16th century. Another early record is from the city of Haarlem, where a man named Jan Snedeker was listed as a woodcarver in the guild records of 1612.

As the Dutch established colonies in the Americas, particularly in what is now New York and New Jersey, some individuals with the surname Snedeker emigrated from the Netherlands to the New World. One notable example is Hendrick Snedeker, who was born in Amsterdam in 1632 and settled in New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) in the mid-17th century.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Snedeker family continued to grow and spread across various parts of the United States. Notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Johannes Snedeker (1741-1826), a Dutch-American farmer and soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War.
2. Abraham Snedeker (1785-1846), an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly.
3. Courtlandt Snedeker (1833-1903), an American entrepreneur and inventor who patented several improvements to agricultural machinery.
4. James M. Snedeker (1869-1944), an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the New York State Senate.
5. Donald Snedeker (1904-1986), an American architect and urban planner known for his work in the New York metropolitan area.

While the name Snedeker is not as common today as it once was, it continues to hold a rich history rooted in the Dutch tradition of woodworking and the pioneering spirit of those who left the Netherlands to establish new lives in the Americas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Snedeker

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Snedeker.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Snedeker was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Snedeker has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Snedeker was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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