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Snowdon


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Origin Of The Surname Snowdon

Meaning Of The Surname Snowdon

From the Town with the Snowy Hill

Interesting Facts About Snowdon

Snowdon is a locational surname, originating from one of any places so-called or similarly spelled across Britain. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The place names share the common origin ‘snaw’ meaning snow, combined with ‘dun’ meaning hill. This is also where the mountain Snowdon in Wales got its name.

Snowdon Statistics

Snowdon is the number 1716 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,235 share the surname Snowdon in the UK.

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