Snodgress History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Etymology of Snodgress

What does the name Snodgress mean?

The chronicles of the Snodgress family show that the name was first used in the Scottish/English Borderlands by the Strathclyde-Britons. It was a name for a person who lived at the town of Snodgrass in the county of Ayrshire. The name of this place is derived from the Northern Old English words snod, meaning smooth, and grass, meaning grass.

Early Origins of the Snodgress family

The surname Snodgress was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Snodgress family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Snodgress research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1578, 1686 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Snodgress History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Snodgress Spelling Variations

The origin of rules governing the spelling of names and even words is a very recent innovation. Before that, words and names were spelled according to sound, and, therefore, often appeared under several different spelling variations in a single document. Snodgress has been spelled Snodgrass, Snodgers, Snedgrass, Snadgrass and others.

Early Notables of the Snodgress family

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Migration of the Snodgress family to Ireland

Some of the Snodgress family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Snodgress family

The persecution faced in their homeland left many Scots with little to do but sail for the colonies of North America. There they found land, freedom, opportunity, and nations in the making. They fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence, or traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In both cases, they made enormous contributions to the formation of those great nations. Among them: Andrew and Mrs. Snodgrass arrived in Philadelphia in 1822; James, Robert, Samuel, and William Snodgrass all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1865..

Contemporary Notables of the name Snodgress (post 1700) +

Scott Andrew Snodgress (b. 1989), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in 2014
Caroline Louise Snodgress (1945-2004), American Academy Award nominated actress, best remembered for her role in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), winner of two Golden Globes and two Laurel Awards