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Snowball Family History

Snowball Surname Meaning

English (Durham and Northumberland): nickname for someone with a snow‐white patch of hair or a whitish bald spot amid dark hair from Middle English snou snow ‘snow’ + ball ‘white streak bald place’.

Snowbald an early variant may be evidence of the latter meaning from Middle English balled ‘bald’ though the -d may be excrescent.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Snowball family from?

You can see how Snowball families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Snowball family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Snowball families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 402 Snowball families living in Durham. This was about 38% of all the recorded Snowball's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Snowball families in 1891.
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What did your Snowball ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Snowball. 25% of Snowball men worked as a General Labourer and 77% of Snowball women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Snowball were Bank Clerk and Incapacitated.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    25%
  • Farmer
    7%
  • Retired
    7%
  • Bank Clerk
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    77%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Domestic Duties
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    3%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Snowball. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Snowball. For the veterans among your Snowball ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Snowball lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Snowball life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Snowball in 1963 was 76, and 81 in 2004.

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