Snowball

Snowball Meaning & Origin

About Snowball
The surname Snowball is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "snaw" meaning "snow" and "balle" meaning "ball." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone with a round or white complexion, or possibly as a playful nickname for someone who enjoyed playing in the snow. The surname Snowball is relatively rare and is primarily found in the United Kingdom.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Snowball is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Snowball: 580
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 38,214
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.2

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Snowball based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Snowball is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SNPL
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S50104
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S N OW1 B AO2 L
🌐 IPA
/sˈnoʊˌbɔl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SNPL', 'XNPL')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S514

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Snowball in Braille

Here's how to represent Snowball in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Snowball in braille

How to sign the name Snowball using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Snowball using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Snowball in sign language

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