as a Last Name
- 101,811
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Schneider
Meaning & Origins
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, literally ‘cutter’, from Middle High German snīder, German Schneider, Yiddish shnayder. The same term was sometimes used to denote a woodcutter. This name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe.
| 251st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Schnell, Schnabel, Schneck, Schnur, Schneiderman, Schnitzer, Schnoor, Schneller, Schmucker, Schnieder
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 101,811
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Schneider per capita
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