The family name Snodgrass is said to originate from lands in the parish of

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, known as Snodgrasse, or Snodgers, at a bend in the

River Garnock The River Garnock ( gd, Gairneag / Abhainn Ghairneig), the smallest of Ayrshire's six principal rivers, has its source on the southerly side of the Hill of Stake in the heart of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. About a mile and a half south of ...

at 55°38' north, 4°42' west, which were rented out in plots. Both forms are recorded in Ayrshire and in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated pop ...

between the 13th and 16th centuries. The name means "smooth grass" (

Juncus ''Juncus'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants, commonly known as rushes. It is the largest genus in the family Juncaceae, containing around 300 species. Description Rushes of the genus ''Juncus'' are herbaceous plants that superfic ...

), i.e. grass without nodes, in

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. In 1528 a charter from the King lists the lands of "Snotgerss" as being one of the confirmed possessions of Hugh, third Earl of Eglinton; the next record seen of the name is in the late 17th century.

Snodgrass in America

The first records of the Snodgrass family in the new world are in the early 18th century in Virginia. The Virginia town of Hedgesville (now West Virginia) was founded by William Snodgrass, who arrived in the American colonies in 1700. William Snodgrass is buried in the cemetery of Tuscarora Presbyterian Church in Berkeley County, West Virginia. Closer examination reveals a wave of immigrants from Scotland during the

Highland Clearances The Highland Clearances ( gd, Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal , the "eviction of the Gaels") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, mostly in two phases from 1750 to 1860. The first phase resul ...

, Highland Potato Famine (1846–1857), and

Lowland Clearances The Lowland Clearances were one of the results of the Scottish Agricultural Revolution, which changed the traditional system of agriculture which had existed in Lowland Scotland in the seventeenth century. Thousands of cottars and tenant farm ...

; increasing family sizes probably prompted many Snodgrasses to leave when the land could no longer support all of them. From Pennsylvania and other ports-of-entry, they have spread across the North American continent and today there are in excess of 6,000 Snodgrass families in the United States and Canada.

Ogden Nash Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote over 500 pieces. With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared by ''The New York Times'' the country's bes ...

divided humanity into Snodgrasses and Swozzlers in his poem "Are you a Snodgrass?"

Snodgrass Clan

In April 1979, a Certificate of Incorporation was granted to the Snodgrass Clan, Inc. by the state of Indiana. This was brought about by Scott F. Hosier, Jr. and Laurence E. Snodgrass. Through Hosier's efforts a "grant of arms" was granted to the Clan on March 15, 1984 by the Chief Herald of Ireland; however, the petition to be granted a "grant of arms" by Scotland was never finalized. In 1979, Hosier ordered and received the first order of the official Snodgrass

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. The weave code for the Snodgrass tartan is K6 R2 Y2 B22 G26 B10 R2 Y2, which was sourced to Dgn. T. S. Davidson.

People named Snodgrass

Snodgrass, as a surname, may refer to these notable people: *

Adrian Snodgrass Adrian Snodgrass is an Australian architect and scholar in Buddhist studies and Buddhist art. He has developed theories in the area of hermeneutical philosophy and its application to knowledge production and cross-cultural understanding. Snodgra ...

, Australian architect and authority on Buddhist art *

Ann Snodgrass Ann Snodgrass is an American poet and translator. Life She graduated from University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins University, and from University of Utah with a Ph.D. She lived in the Netherlands, where she taught at Emerson College in Maastricht ...

, American poet *

Anthony Snodgrass Anthony McElrea Snodgrass FBA (born 7 July 1934) is an academic and archaeologist noted for his work on Archaic Greece. Biography Born to William McElrea and Kathleen (Owen) Snodgrass, he gained his M.A. and D.Phil in 1963. He is Emeritus Profe ...

(born 1934), archaeologist *

Bob Snodgrass Bob Snodgrass is an American lampworker known for his contributions to the art of glass pipe-making and glass art. He began lampworking in 1971 while learning from and working with Chuck Murphy for a few years. Bob purchased his first torch i ...

, American glass artist *

Brooklynn Snodgrass Brooklynn Snodgrass (born April 19, 1994) is a swimmer competing for Canada. She won a bronze medal in the 50 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Sc ...

(born 1994), Canadian swimmer *

Chappie Snodgrass Amzie Beal "Chappie" Snodgrass (May 18, 1870September 9, 1951) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Snodgrass played for the Baltimore Orioles in the season. On May 15, he batted third in the lineup and produced his first and only hit. Over th ...

(1870–1951), American baseball player *

Charles Edward Snodgrass Charles Edward Snodgrass (December 28, 1866 – August 3, 1936) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Snodgrass was born on December 28, ...

(1866–1936), American politician *

Dale Snodgrass Dale Snodgrass (May 13, 1949 – July 24, 2021) was a United States Navy aviator and air show performer who according to the '' Spokane Spokesman-Review'' was considered one of the greatest fighter pilots of all time. Snodgrass was the "highest ...

(1949–2021), United States Naval Aviator and air show performer *

David Snodgrass David Lang Snodgrass (born 21 November 1958) is a Scottish former cricketer. Snodgrass was born at Glasgow in November 1958. He was educated at Hyndland Secondary School, before attending Glasgow College of Technology. A club cricketer for the ...

(born 1958), Scottish cricketer *

Donald Ray Snodgrass Donald Ray Snodgrass (born December 20, 1935) is an American author. Snodgrass was born in Akron, Ohio. He is the son of Clare Berkeley and Louise (Scala) Snodgrass. He received a Ph.D. in 1962 from Oxford University Oxford () is a city in ...

(born 1935), American author *

Frank Snodgrass Wallace Frankham "Frank" Snodgrass (24 April 1898 – 16 July 1976) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Snodgrass represented Hawke's Bay and Nelson at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Bla ...

(1898–1976), New Zealand rugby player *

Frank E. Snodgrass Frank Edwin Snodgrass (February 9, 1920 – June 29, 1985) was a physical oceanographer and electrical engineer. He spent nearly all of his career working with Prof. Walter Munk at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). The Cecil H. and Ida M ...

(1920–1985), American oceanographer and electrical engineer *

Fred Snodgrass Frederick Carlisle Snodgrass (October 19, 1887 – April 5, 1974) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball from to . He is best known for dropping a key fly ball in the 1912 World Series. New York Giants Early years Snodgrass wa ...

(1887–1974), American baseball player *

Guy Snodgrass Guy Snodgrass (born June 20, 1976) is a retired American naval aviator, TOPGUN graduate and instructor, who served as Jim Mattis's speechwriter and chief of communications during his time as Secretary of Defense. His book ''Holding the Line: Insi ...

(born 1976), American national security expert *

Harry Snodgrass Harry Snodgrass is a sound designer, supervisor sound editor, and re-recording mixer for film, television, and video games. Some of the films he has worked on are ''Napoleon Dynamite'', ''Hot Shots! Part Deux'', ''Alien 3'', ''Predator 2'', '' Rob ...

(born 1963), American sound designer for film and television *

Henry C. Snodgrass Henry Clay Snodgrass (March 29, 1848April 22, 1931) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Snodgrass was born on March 29, 1848 near Spart ...

(1848–1931), American politician *

John Snodgrass (diplomat) John Michael Owen Snodgrass (12 August 1928 – 4 February 2008) was a British diplomat. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (MA). Position held *3rd Sec., Rome, 1953–1956 *1st Sec., Beirut, 1960–1963 *Consul- ...

(1928–2008), British diplomat *

John F. Snodgrass John Fryall Snodgrass (March 2, 1804 – June 5, 1854) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Biography Snodgrass was born in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia) to William Snodgrass and Ann Fryatt Snodgrass. He completed prepar ...

(1804–1854), American politician *

John James Snodgrass John James Snodgrass (22 October 1796 – 14 January 1841), was a British military officer, aide-de-camp and son-in-law to Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet and author. He fought in the Battle of Waterloo. The last seven years of his life w ...

(1796–1841), British Army lieutenant colonel *

Jon Snodgrass Jon Snodgrass (July 27, 1941 – November 5, 2015) was a Panamanian author, born on July 27, 1941 in Colón, Panama to John Alphonso and Olivia Jane (Chestnut) Snodgrass. He received his Ph.D. Sociology in 1972 at the University of Pennsylvania ...

, (1941–2015), Panamanian author *

Jon Snodgrass (musician) Jon Snodgrass is a musician and member of the groups Armchair Martian, Scorpios, and Drag the River. He also performs solo and has collaborated with other musicians, including Tim McIlrath of Rise Against, and Joey Cape of Lagwagon. Biogra ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Kate Snodgrass Kate Snodgrass is an American theater director and playwright. She was the artistic director of Boston Playwrights' Theatre until 2022. She is a professor of the practice of playwriting in the English Department of Boston University. Snodgrass w ...

, American theater director and playwright *

Kenneth Snodgrass Kenneth Snodgrass (1784 – 14 October 1853) was a Scottish-born soldier and colonial administrator. He acted as lieutenant-governor of Van Diemen's Land and governor of New South Wales for brief periods. Early life Snodgrass was born in ...

(1784–1853), Scottish-born soldier and administrator in colonial Australia *

Klyne Snodgrass Klyne Ryland Snodgrass (born December 28, 1944) is an American theologian and author, who served as professor of New Testament Studies at the North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois from 1974 to 2015. His publication ''Stories with In ...

(born 1944), American theologian and author *

Lee Snodgrass Lee Alyson Snodgrass (born February 9, 1969) is an American politician, communications consultant, and campaign organizer. She represents the 57th district of the Wisconsin State Assembly, based in Menasha and central Appleton, Wisconsin. She is ...

(born 1969), American politician *

Lilburn H. Snodgrass Lilburn Henderson Snodgrass (May 18, 1859 – March 9, 1930) was an American politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being th ...

(1859–1930), American politician *

Louise Virginia Snodgrass Louise Virginia Snodgrass (June 28, 1942 – June 12, 2009) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, District 3 in Frederick and Washington Counties. She was also Mayor of Middletown from 1988 to 1994. Background Delegate Snodgrass is ...

(1942–2009), American legislator *

Lynn Snodgrass Lynn Snodgrass (née Lynn Dee Grenz, born c. 1951) is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives. A Republican, she was elected Speaker in 1998, succeeding fellow Republican Lynn Lundquist. At the ...

(born ), Oregon Speaker of the House *

Mark A. Snodgrass Mark A. Snodgrass (born March 16, 1964) is an American politician and educator who served as a Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 20B district from 2002 to 2008. Early life and education Snodgrass was born in Bo ...

(born 1964), American legislator *

Mary Ellen Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass (born February 29, 1944) is an American educator and writer of textbooks and general reference works. Biography Snodgrass was born on February 29, 1944 in Wilmington, North Carolina to William and Lucy Robinson. She atte ...

(born 1944), American author *

Melinda M. Snodgrass Melinda M. Snodgrass is a science fiction writer for print and television. In February 2021 Melinda was the Screenwriting Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker at the 39th annual Life, the Universe, & Everything professional science fiction and fan ...

(born 1951), American science fiction writer *

Milton Moore Snodgrass Milton Moore Snodgrass (July 9, 1931 – August 13, 2014) was an American author. Born July 9, 1931 in Linesville, Pennsylvania to Clifford Marshall and Anna (Moore) Snodgrass. Received Ph.D. 1956 Purdue University. Was part of the Department of Ag ...

(1931–2014), American author *

Natalie Snodgrass Natalie Claire Snodgrass (born December 17, 1998) is an American ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Minnesota Whitecaps in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Prior to signing with the Whitecaps during the summer of 2022, she was a ...

(born 1998), American ice hockey player *

Neil Snodgrass Neil Snodgrass (1776–1849) was an 19th century Scottish inventor and engineer. He created one of the world's first twin-hulled ships. Life He was born in Craigie, South Ayrshire in 1776 and educated at Ayr Academy achieving high honours ...

(1776–1849), Scottish inventor and engineer *

Peter Snodgrass Peter Snodgrass (29 September 1817 – 25 November 1867) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council, and later, of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Snodgrass was born in Portugal ...

(1817–1867), pastoralist and politician in colonial Australia *

Richard Bruce Snodgrass Richard Bruce Snodgrass (born April 22, 1940) is an American writer and photographer known for his evocations of life in small-town and rural western Pennsylvania. His published work includes fiction, nonfiction, and photography. Early life and ...

(born 1940), American writer and photographer *

Richard T. Snodgrass Richard Thomas Snodgrass (born April 19, 1955) is an American computer scientist and writer and is professor emeritus at the University of Arizona. He is best known for his work on temporal databases, query language design, query optimization a ...

(born 1955), American computer scientist *

Robert Snodgrass Robert Snodgrass (born 7 September 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Heart of Midlothian. Snodgrass started his senior career with Livingston. He also had a loan spell at Stirling Albion before moving to ...

(born 1987), Scottish footballer *

Robert Evans Snodgrass Robert Evans Snodgrass (R.E. Snodgrass) (July 5, 1875 – September 4, 1962) was an American entomologist and artist who made important contributions to the fields of arthropod morphology, anatomy, evolution, and metamorphosis. He was the auth ...

(1875–1962), American entomologist *

Sally Snodgrass Sally Evans Snodgrass (July 22, 1936 – January 30, 2022) was an American politician. Snodgrass was born in El Paso, Texas. She went to the University of Kansas, Boise State University, and College of Idaho. In 1971, Snodgrass moved to Boise, ...

(1936–2022), American politician *

W. D. Snodgrass William De Witt Snodgrass (January 5, 1926 – January 13, 2009) was an American poet who also wrote under the pseudonym S. S. Gardons. He won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Life Snodgrass was born on January 5, 1926, in Beaver Falls, ...

(1926–2009), American poet who also wrote under the pseudonym S. S. Gardons *

Warren Snodgrass Warren Snodgrass is a pediatric urologist specializing in the repair of hypospadias, the second most common birth defect. In 1994 he described the tubularized incised plate (TIP) repair of hypospadias, which has become known as the Snodgrass repai ...

, American pediatric urologist *

William Snodgrass (clergyman) William Snodgrass (4 September 1827 – 22 July 1906) was a Canadian Presbyterian minister and the sixth Principal of Queen's College, now Queen's University. Under his tenure, the position of chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is ...

(1827–1906), Canadian Presbyterian minister and the sixth Principal of Queen's College, now Queen's University *

William Snodgrass (politician) William Wallace Snodgrass (1870 – 20 March 1939) was an English-born politician from Nelson, New Zealand. He was Mayor of Nelson and later a member of the Legislative Council. Early life and family Snodgrass was born in Liverpool, England, ...

(1870–1939), politician from Nelson, New Zealand *

William Davis Snodgrass William Davis Sodgrass (30 June, 1796 – 28 May, 1885) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, president of the board of trustees of Princeton Theological Seminary. Snodgrass was born in West Hanover, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the Rever ...

(1796–1885), American Presbyterian clergyman *

William R. Snodgrass William Ramsey Snodgrass, Sr. (September 15, 1922 – April 20, 2008) was an American accountant who was the 32nd Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee from 1955 until 1999, serving 22 terms in that office. Biography Snodgrass was born in 1 ...

(1922–2008), Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury

Fictional characters

* Miss Snodgrass, the archetypal punctilious English teacher * Amanda Snodgrass, the English teacher at North Jackson High in the

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-series ''

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'', played by

Georgia King Georgia May King (born 18 November 1986) is a Scottish actress. Early life Born in Edinburgh, King is the daughter of actor Jonathan Hyde and opera singer Isobel Buchanan. Career Although King grew up dreaming of being a director, she got her ...

Augustus Snodgrass Augustus Snodgrass is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's first novel, ''The Pickwick Papers'' (1836). He considers himself a Romantic poet, though there is no mention of any of his own poetry in the novel. A founder and younger member ...

, a major character in the novel ''

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'' by Charles Dickens * Homer Snodgrass, a character in ''

The Mad Scientists' Club ''The Mad Scientists' Club'' is a series of four books written for children by Bertrand R. Brinley (1917 – 1994) and illustrated by Charles Geer. Books in the series * ''The Mad Scientists' Club'' (1965, 2001) consisting of: ** "The St ...

'' stories by Bertrand R. Brinley * Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass, pen name used by Samuel Clemens (

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) for a sequence of travel letters now known as "The Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass Letters" * the title character of "The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass", a short story in the collection ''

Day Million ''Day Million'' is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Frederik Pohl, published in June 1970. Contents * "Day Million" (1966) *The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass (1962) * "The Day the Martians Came" (1967) * " ...

'' by Frederik Pohl * Pongo Snodgrass, of the titular comic strip in the British comics magazine ''

Whizzer and Chips ''Whizzer and Chips'' was a British comics magazine that ran from 18 October 1969 to 27 October 1990, when it merged with the comic ''Buster''. As with most comics of the time, ''Whizzer and Chips'' was dated one week ahead of the day it actua ...

'' * "Snodgrass", a story in ''

Snodgrass and Other Illusions The family name Snodgrass is said to originate from lands in the parish of Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, known as Snodgrasse, or Snodgers, at a bend in the River Garnock at 55°38' north, 4°42' west, which were rented out in plots. Both forms are re ...

'', a collection of short stories by

Ian MacLeod Ian MacLeod may refer to: * Ian MacLeod (footballer), Scottish footballer * Ian MacLeod (Canadian football), Canadian football player * Ian R. MacLeod, British science fiction and fantasy writer See also * Iain MacLeod (disambiguation) * Ian McLeo ...

in which

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lives in an alternate history

References

Notes

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Sources

* Metcalfe, William M. (1905). ''A History of the County of Renfrew from the Earliest Times.'' Paisley : Alexander Gardner. * Columbia Phantasy Cartoon Nursery Crimes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia8S9_1dotY

External links

Snodgrass tartan
as recorded in the

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a Snodgrass history
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