SNEYD. A parish in Shropshire, and a hamlet in the parish of Tanstall, co. Staflbrd. From the latter the family designated " the noble race of Siieyds, of great worship aud accouut," derive their origin. They were seated there temp. Henry III. By marriage with the heiress of Tunstall they acquired other lands in that parisli, and for two generations they were called Sneyd alias Tunstall. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.