Snowball

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English

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Etymology

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From snow +‎ ball, probably a nickname for someone who had a patch of white hair or a pale bald patch, amid dark hair.

Proper noun

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Snowball (plural Snowballs)

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

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  • 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.

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