Schneider ( surname ) - wikipedia Schneider ( surname ) Look up Schneider in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Schneider ( German for `` tailor '', literally `` someone who cuts, '' from the verb schneiden `` to cut '' ) is a very common surname in Germany. Alternate spellings include : Schnieder, Snyder, Snider, Sneider, Schnyder, Znaider, Schnaider, Schneiter, Shneider, Sneijder ( Dutch ), Snither ( English ), Snyman ( Afrikaans ), Schnider ( Swiss German ), Sznajder ( Polish ), Szneider, Snaider. Contents 1 People 1.1 A -- G 1.2 H -- P 1.3 R -- Z 2 Families 3 Sznajder 4 Fictional characters 5 See also 6 References People A -- G Alexander Schneider ( 1908 -- 1993 ), classical musician Andrew Schneider ( journalist ), ( 1942 -- 2017 ), American investigative journalist Anthony Schneider, ( born 1933 ), Canadian ice hockey player and coach Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Mary Most Holy in Astana Barbara Schneider, American playwright Bernd Schneider ( footballer ), German footballer Ben Ross Schneider, American professor Bernd Schneider ( racing driver ), German racing driver Bert Schneider, American film producer Bert Schneider ( boxer ) ( 1897 -- 1986 ), Canadian olympic boxer of the 1920s Brian Schneider, Major League Baseball player Camillo Karl Schneider ( 1876 -- 1951 ), German botanist Carl Schneider, psychiatrist Carlos Eduardo Schneider ( born 1988 ), Brazilian footballer, better known as Duda Catherine Schneider, Canonized servant of the Romanov Family Charles Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people Christoph Schneider, drummer in the German band Rammstein Claudio Charles Schneider ( born 1995 ), American actor Cory Schneider ( born 1986 ), American ice hockey player Dan Schneider ( baseball ) ( born 1942 ), American baseball player Dan Schneider ( writer ) ( born 1965 ), American poet, writer, literary critic Dan Schneider ( TV producer ) ( born 1966 ), American actor, writer, producer David Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people Eddie August Schneider ( 1910 -- 1940 ), American aviator Édouard Schneider ( 1880 -- 1960 ), French author Edward Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people Erich Schneider ( 1894 -- 1980 ), German Iron Cross recipient in World Wars I and II Eugène Schneider ( 1805 -- 1875 ), French industrialist and politician Ferdinand Schneider ( 1911 -- 1984 ), German chemist Florian Schneider - Esleben ( born 1947 ), German musician, former member of Kraftwerk Franz Schneider ( engineer ), Swiss engineer and aircraft designer Franz Schneider ( chemist ) ( 1812 -- 1897 ), Austrian physician and chemist Fred Schneider, American vocalist Fred B. Schneider ( born 1953 ), American computer scientist Gary Schneider, South African artist George Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people H -- P Hannah Schneider, ( born 1982 ), Danish musician Hannes Schneider ( 1890 -- 1955 ), Austrian skiing pioneer Helen Schneider, American vocalist and actress Helge Schneider, ( born 1955 ), German comedian and jazz musician Henry Schneider ( 1817 -- 87 ) British industrialist and politician Hortense Schneider ( 1833 -- 1920 ), French operetta soprano Inge Schneider - Gabriel, German rower Jerry Neil Schneider ( born c. 1951 ), entrepreneur and social engineer Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider ( 1750 -- 1822 ), German classical scholar and naturalist Johann Rudolf Schneider ( 1804 -- 1880 ), Swiss Dr. in medicine & politician, initiator of the Jura water correction John Brand Schneider, American engineer John Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people Jörg Schneider ( 1935 -- 2015 ), Swiss actor Josef Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people Juan Esnáider, Argentine footballer of German descent J. Glenn Schneider ( 1935 -- 2017 ), American educator and politician Karl Schneider ( activist ) ( 1869 -- 1945 ), German ophthalmologist, pacifist and anti-Nazi fighter Karl Schneider ( cricketer ) ( 1905 -- 1928 ), Australian cricketer Kirk J. Schneider, American psychologist and psychotherapist Kjell Schneider ( born 1976 ), German beach volleyball player Kurt Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people Ludwig Karl Eduard Schneider ( 1809 -- 1899 ), German botanist and politician Mac Schneider, American politician Magda Schneider ( 1909 -- 1996 ), German actress, mother of Romy Schneider Maria Schneider ( actress ) ( 1952 -- 2011 ), French actress Maria Schneider ( musician ) ( born 1960 ), American conductor and composer Maria Schneider ( cartoonist ), American writer and cartoonist for The Onion Mathieu Schneider ( born 1969 ), American professional hockey player Max Schneider American Actor, Musician, Model and Dancer Pete Schneider ( Louisiana politician ) ( born 1953 ), businessman and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Michael Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people Nikolaus Schneider ( born 1947 ), German Lutheran bishop Paul Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people Peter Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people R -- Z Reinhold Schneider ( 1903 -- 1958 ), German author Renate Schneider ( born 1939 ), German artistic gymnast René Schneider ( 1913 -- 1970 ), Chilean general Rob Schneider ( born 1963 ), comedian Robert Schneider, musician Robert Schneider ( writer ) ( born 1961 ) Romy Schneider ( 1938 -- 1982 ), actress, daughter of Magda Schneider Ronnie Schneider ( born 1943 ), American music manager Rony Schneider, Israeli association football, coach and commentator Richard Schneider ( 1919 -- 1982 ), German football manager ( 1. FC Kaiserslautern ) Sascha Schneider ( 1870 -- 1927 ), German painter Siegfried Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people Simone Schneider, German operatic soprano Stephen Schneider, US Stanford University climatologist and environmental biologist Stephen Schneider ( actor ), American actor Steve Schneider ( computer scientist ), British computer scientist Theodor Schneider, German mathematician Tony F. Schneider ( born 1917 ), US Navy pilot Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine skier Willi Schneider ( 1903 -- 1971 ), Austrian medium Willi Schneider ( skeleton racer ) ( born 1963 ), German skeleton racer William Schneider ( disambiguation ), several people Willy Schneider ( 1905 -- 1989 ), German singer Families The Doll Family, a performing group of four midget siblings from Germany Elly Annie `` Tiny '' Schneider ( 1914 -- 2004 ) Frieda A. `` Gracie '' Schneider ( 1899 -- 1970 ) Kurt Fritz `` Harry '' Schneider ( 1902 -- 1985 ) Hilda Emma `` Daisy '' Schneider ( 1907 -- 1980 ) Sznajder Andrew Sznajder ( born 1967 ), English - born Canadian tennis player Irena Sznajder Fictional characters Dark Schneider ( disambiguation ), several characters Karl Heinz Schneider from the manga Captain Tsubasa Kyle Schneider, a character in the Metal Gear series Dwayne Schneider, often simply Schneider, is a character portrayed by Pat Harrington on the American sitcom One Day at a Time Friedrich Schneider, in the book Friedrich, by Hans Peter Richter Coach Schneider from the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street See also All pages with a title containing Schneider OR Sznajder Schneider ( taxonomic authority ) References Jump up ^ `` Die häufigsten 100 Nachnamen in Deutschland '' ( in German ). 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009. Jump up ^ `` Schneider -- Surname Meaning ''. About.com. Retrieved 15 June 2009. Surnames associated with the occupations of tailor / seamster Germanic Tayler, Taylor Schneider, Sneijder, Snijders, Schnyder, Schnider, Schnieder, Schnaider Anglicized : Snyder, Snyders, Snider ; Polonized : Sznajder ; Russified : Shneider Schröder / Schroeder Shnaider Snyman Znaider ( זנאַידער, Yiddish ), Kleid ( קליידל, Yiddish ) Romance Sarti, Sarto, Del Sarto, Sartre, Sartori, Sartorius Sastre Couturier, Couture, Croitoru, Croitor Slavic Kravets ( Yiddish calques : Kravits / Kravitz ), Kravtsov / Krawtzoff, Kravchenko, Kravchuk Krawiec, Krawczyk, Krawczak, Krawczuk, Krawczyński ( Yiddish calque : Krawtz ) Krajčí ( Krajci ), Krajčík, Krajčír ( Kraicir ), Krejčí, Krejčík, Krejčír Portnoy, Portnov, Portnyagin Semitic Chait / Khait Al Khayat / El Khayat Ibn Khayyat Bint Khayyat Khayat Other Darzi, Szabó, Raftis / Ράφτης, Terzioğlu, Quemener, Le Gourrierec Surname list This page lists people with the surname Schneider. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schneider_(surname)&oldid=842373205 '' Categories : Surnames German - language surnames Jewish surnames Occupational surnames Hidden categories : CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Articles with short description All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Bosanski Deutsch Español Esperanto فارسی Hrvatski Slovenčina Edit links This page was last edited on 22 May 2018, at 01 : 23. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name schneider come from
Answer: German for "tailor"