Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage German Pronounced Pron. SHUUN-deenst(German) SHAYN-deenst(English) [key] Other Forms FormsSchöndienst Meaning & History Occupational name meaning "beautiful service", from Middle High German schoen "beautiful" and dienst "service, duty". A famous bearer was the American baseball player Albert "Red" Schoendienst (1923-2018).