Schneider (surname)

Schneider (German for "tailor", literally "one who cuts", from the verb schneiden "to cut") is a very common surname in Germany. Alternative spellings include: Schneyder, Schnieder, Snyder, Snider, Sneider, Schnyder, Znaider, Schnaider, Schneiter, Shneider, and Sneijder, Snijder (Dutch), Snither (English), Snyman (Afrikaans), Schnider (Swiss German), Sznajder, Szneider (Polish), Snaider, Šnajder (Serbo-Croatian), and Schneidre (French).

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 57.9% of all known bearers of the surname Schneider were residents of Germany (frequency 1:184), 18.8% of the United States (1:2,554), 6.1% of Brazil (1:4,446), 3.6% of Switzerland (1:299), 3.6% of France (1:2,452), 2.6% of Austria (1:443), 1.3% of Canada (1:3,837) and 1.0% of Argentina (1:5,820).

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:184) in the following states:

  1. Rhineland-Palatinate (1:96)
  2. Saarland (1:102)
  3. Hesse (1:123)
  4. Saxony (1:150)
  5. Baden-Württemberg (1:151)
  6. Thuringia (1:166)
  7. Bavaria (1:173)
  8. Brandenburg (1:178)

People

A–G

H–P

R–Z

Schneiders

Schneyder

Šnajder

Sznajder

Families

The Doll Family, a performing group of four siblings with dwarfism from Germany

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Die häufigsten 100 Nachnamen in Deutschland" (in German). 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Schneider – Surname Meaning". About.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Schneider surname distribution
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