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Origin Of The Surname Snow

Meaning Of The Surname Snow

Pale like Snow

Interesting Facts About Snow

Snow would have originally have been used as a nickname before becoming a hereditary surname. Nicknames were an easy way to distinguish people and because of this many nicknames became standardised surnames when surnames became a legal obligation. Snow comes from the Old English word ‘snaw’ which referred to snow. It would have been given as a nickname to a person who had a pale complexion.

Snow Statistics

Snow is the number 1409 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 7,629 share the surname Snow in the UK.

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