Snowball
See also: snowball
English
Etymology
From snow + ball, probably a nickname for someone who had a patch of white hair or a pale bald patch, amid dark hair.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Snowball is the 38214th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 580 individuals. Snowball is most common among White (62.93%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (20.17%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Snowball”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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