Snyder

Snyder is the 172nd most common surname in the United States, shared by 152,979 people at the 2020 census. That is about one person in 1,954.

By the numbers

People: 152,979
Rank: 172nd
How common: 1 in 1,954
Per 100,000: 51.2

Where the name comes from

Origin Dutch, from an occupational name

From the Dutch surname for a tailor, from the verb snijden (“to cut”). Also Americanized from the German surname Schneider. An occupational surname comparable to Taylor and Parmenter.

Etymology from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Who bears the name

How people with the surname Snyder described their own race and Hispanic origin at the 2020 census:

White, not Hispanic 91.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Black, not Hispanic 1.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic 0.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic 0.5%

Notable people called Snyder

Zack Snyder (born 1966)American filmmaker
Timothy Snyder (born 1969)American historian
Gary Snyder (born 1930)American poet
Dana Snyder (born 1973)American actor and comedian
Allisyn Snyder (born 1996)American actress
Kyle Snyder (born 1995)American wrestler
Rick Snyder (born 1958)American politician and business executive
Deborah Snyder (born 1963)American film producer

People named Snyder with articles in the most Wikipedia languages. Data from Wikidata (CC0).

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Source: US Census Bureau, Frequently Occurring Surnames, 2020. The Census describes the file as the surnames borne by 100 or more people; rarer names are not published. The line is not quite exact, and 617 published names come in under it, the smallest at 92 people. Race and Hispanic origin are self-reported. Rates are worked out against the 298.9 million people the file's own figures are calculated on, which is fewer than the census counted in all: the difference is everyone whose surname was too rare to publish.