# Snyder (surname)

Snyder is an Anglicized occupational surname derived from Dutch Snijder "tailor" (alternatively spelled "Snyder" in the past, see "ij"/"y"), related to modern Dutch Snijders and Sneijder. It may also be an Anglicized spelling of the German Schneider or Swiss German Schnyder, which both carry the same meaning. A less common Anglicized spelling of the Dutch Snijder is Snider.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Alan Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
* Allen Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
* Allan Snyder, Australian professor and researcher of the human brain
* Allen Snyder (coach), American college sports coach
* Alice D. Snyder (1887–1943), American educator
* Bill Snyder (born 1939), the head football coach of Kansas State University
* Blake Snyder (1957–2009), American screenwriter and writing mentor
* Brandon Snyder (born 1986), American baseball player and coach
* C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945), American architect
* Charles P. Snyder (politician) (1847–1915), West Virginia congressman
* Christopher Snyder (historian), medieval historian
* Chris Snyder (born 1981), American baseball player
* Chris Snyder (American football) (born 1974), American football player
* Christopher Snyder (economist) (born 1967), American Economist
* Cole Snyder, college football player
* C. R. Snyder (Charles Richard "Rick" Snyder) (1944–2006), American psychologist
* Dana Snyder (born 1973), American voice actor
* Daniel Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
* Deborah Snyder, American film producer
* Edward Snyder (1895–1982), American cameraman and cinematographer
* EJ Snyder (Errol James "EJ" Snyder), (born 1965), American survivalist and television personality
* Elizabeth Snyder, soap opera writer
* Ellsworth Snyder (1931–2005), pianist and abstract artist
* Frederic Beal Snyder (1859–1951), American lawyer and politician
* Esther Snyder (1920–2006), the co-founder of In-N-Out Burger
* Gary Snyder, poet, essayist, social and environmental activist
* Gene Snyder, pitcher for the 1959 Dodgers
* George Snyder, Kentucky blacksmith who invented the first American-made fishing reel
* George Snyder (politician) (1929–2017), American politician
* Glenn Snyder, scholar of international relations theory
* Gordon Taylor Snyder, Canadian politician
* Harry Snyder (1913–1976), the co-founder of In-N-Out Burger
* Harry Snyder (scientist) (1867–1927), scientist
* Henry N. Snyder (1865–1949), Methodist educator, author, and president of Wofford College
* J. Buell Snyder (1877–1946), American politician of Pennsylvania
* Jack Snyder, political scientist
* Jacob B. Snyder (1866–1951), American politician and lawyer from Ohio
* James Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jefferson B. Snyder (1859–1951), American politician of Louisiana
* Jerome Snyder (1916–1976), American Artist
* John Pillsbury Snyder (1888–1959), American businessman and politician
* John Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
* Julie Snyder, Canadian producer
* Kerala J. Snyder (born 1936), American musicologist and classical organist
* Kirk Snyder, former professional basketball player in the NBA
* Kyle Snyder, Olympic wrestler
* Kyle Snyder, Boston Red Sox pitcher
* Laura J. Snyder (born 1964), American historian, philosopher, and writer
* Leon C. Snyder (1908–1897), Horticulturist and co-founder of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
* Leroy Snyder (1931–2001), American serial killer
* Liza Snyder (born 1968), American actress
* Louis Leo Snyder, (1907–1993), American-born German scholar
* Lucy A. Snyder, author
* Luke Snyder (bull rider) (born 1982), American bull rider
* Maria V. Snyder, American fantasy author
* Michael James Snyder, American businessman
* Mitch Snyder (1943–1990), advocate for the homeless
* Nick Snyder (born 1995), American baseball player
* Oliver P. Snyder (1833–1882), American politician from Arkansas
* Oliver P. Snyder (Maryland politician) (died 1874), American politician from Maryland
* Patrick Snyder, Wisconsin politician
* Rick Snyder (born 1958), American businessman and politician, former Governor of Michigan
* Robert H. Snyder, Louisiana politician
* Ross S. Snyder, American recording engineer and inventor
* Ruth Brown Snyder (1895–1928), American murderer
* Scott Snyder, American comic book writer
* Simon Snyder, the third Governor of Pennsylvania
* Sid Snyder, American businessman and politician
* Solomon H. Snyder, American neuroscientist
* Tanya Snyder (born 1967), American businesswoman
* Tara Snyder (born in 1977), American tennis player
* Ted Snyder (1881–1965), American lyricist and composer
* Thomas C. Snyder (1843–1906), American politician from Ohio
* Timothy Snyder, American historian
* Tom Snyder, American television personality
* Virgil Snyder (1869–1950), American mathematician
* Zack Snyder, American filmmaker
* Zilpha Keatley Snyder, American author