Snowden

Snowden Meaning & Origin

About Snowden
The surname Snowden is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "snaw" meaning "snow" and "dun" meaning "hill." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Snowden is "snow hill" or "hill covered in snow." It is likely that the name was originally given to someone who lived near or on a hill that was often covered in snow.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Snowden: 11,171
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 3233
  • Frequency per 100k people: 3.79

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SNTN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S50305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S N OW1 D AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/sˈnoʊdən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SNTN', 'XNTN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S535

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Snowden in Braille

The image below is how to represent Snowden in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Snowden in braille

How to sign the name Snowden using Sign Language

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

The name Snowden in sign language

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