Snoe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Snoe is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the baptismal name for the son of Snow, a personal name in the same group of names that also included Winter and Frost. 1 "Snow is the same name as that of an old, perhaps a mythical, king of Denmark. " 2 Two sources claim the name was for someone who was "born in the time of Snow," 3 and a "descendant of Snow, a name given to one born in the time of snow; a white-haired or very light-complexioned person." 4

Early Origins of the Snoe family

The surname Snoe was first found in Worcestershire where Richard Snow was recorded in the Assize Rolls of 1221. A few years later, Robert Snou was listed in the Feet of Fines for Suffolk in 1239 and later again, Gilbert Snawe was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Essex in 1327. The same rolls but in Sussex included William le Snow in the same year. "Haylwardus Snew (c.950 Old English Bynames) is said to have been so called propter albedinem. [Latin: white hair]" 5

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Henry Snou, Buckinghamshire; and William Snou, Oxfordshire and later the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls listed Willelmus Snawe and Ricardus Snaw as holding lands there at that time. 1

Early History of the Snoe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Snoe research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1593, 1597, 1600, 1640, 1648, 1667, 1679, 1749 and 1792 are included under the topic Early Snoe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Snoe Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Snoe has been recorded under many different variations, including Snow, Snowe and others.

Early Notables of the Snoe family

Notables of the family at this time include Sir Jeremy Snow; John Snow, English Member of Parliament for Tregony 1593 and Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) 1597; and...
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Migration of the Snoe family to Ireland

Some of the Snoe family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Snoe family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Snoe or a variant listed above: Adan Snow settled in Barbados in 1660; followed by George in 1685; Henry Snow settled in Virginia in 1635 John i622; Georgei in 1649; Nicholas Snow settled in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1620.

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)