An English surname, Snow comes from the Old English term of ‘snou’ and ‘snaw’ meant someone with a pale skin color or with light or white hair color. Variations in spelling the surname of Snow include Snows, Snowe, Snowman and Snowesman. The German version would be Schnee, Schneu and Schnel. In England the Snow families have lived in Devon, city of London, Essex, Hampshire and north to Warwickshire and Yorkshire. In Scotland the surname of Snow is located in Lanarkshire, Midlothian and Ayrshire. Within the United States Snow families are found in Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, California and Maine. Famous: Brittany Snow (movie and television actress), John Snow, MD (19th century English physician who promoted the use of anesthesia and medical hygiene), Dash Snow (artist), Hank Snow (singer), Phoebe Snow (singer and song writer), John Snow (English cricket player), Al Snow (professional wrestler) and Edgar Snow (journalist).