indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname
Usage German (Americanized), Jewish (Ashkenazi, Americanized), Yiddish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Dutch
Scripts שניידר, שנײַדער(Hebrew, Yiddish)
Pronounced Pron. [ˈʃnaɪ̯.dɐ](German) [ˈʃnaɪ.dɚ](Jewish (Ashkenazi)) [ˈʃnaɪ.dɛr](Jewish (Ashkenazi)) /ˈʃnaɪ.dər/(Yiddish) [ˈʃnɛɪ̯.dɛr](Czech, Slovak) [ˈʃnɛɪ̯.dɛɾ](Slovene) [ˈʃnɛi.dɛr](Croatian) [ˈsnɛi.dər](Dutch) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsSchneider, Šneidr, Šneider, Šnejdr, Šnejder, Šnajder, Šnajdr, Snider, Snijder, Snyder, Snawder
Meaning & History
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schneider meaning "tailor" and of its Slavic variants, especially Czech Šneidr (also Šneider) and Šnejdr (also Šnejder), but also of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Šnajder, Czech Šnajdr (see Snider).Dutch: variant of Snijder meaning "tailor" (see Snyder).