Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword cutting.
usage
meaning
Baumhauer German
Occupational name meaning "woodcutter", derived from German Baum "tree" and hauen "to chop".
De Snaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Hauer German
Derived from Middle High German houwen "to chop", referring to a butcher or woodchopper.
Haumann German
Derived from Middle High German houwen "to chop" and man "man", referring to a butcher or woodchopper.
Krawczyk Polish
From a diminutive of krawiec meaning "tailor".
Montague English
From a Norman place name meaning "sharp mountain" in Old French.
Řezníček m Czech
Diminutive of Řezník.
Scherer German
Occupational name for a cutter of cloth or a sheep-shearer, from Old High German skeran "to cut".
Schneider German, Jewish
From German schneider or Yiddish shnayder, making it a cognate of Snyder.
Sharp English
Nickname for a keen person, from Old English scearp "sharp".
Sharpe English
Variant of Sharp.
Shearer English
English cognate of Scherer.
Sherman 1 English
Means "shear man", referring to someone who used shears in his line of work, such as a sheep-shearer.
Snaaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Snaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Sneiders Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Sneijder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Sneijders Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Sneijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Sneijers Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Snider English
Variant of Snyder.
Snijder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Snijders Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Snyder English
Means "tailor", derived from Middle English snithen "to cut", an occupational name for a person who stitched coats and clothing.
Spitz German
Means "sharp" in German, indicating the original bearer lived near a pointed hill.
Spitznagel German
Means "sharp nail" in German, an occupational name for a nailsmith.