# 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

* Alexander Schneider (1908–1993), classical musician
* Amy Schneider, U.S. quiz game show contestant on Jeopardy!
* Andrew Schneider (journalist), (1942–2017), American investigative journalist
* Andy Schneider (born 1981), American ice hockey player
* Anthony Schneider, (born 1933), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Anthony Robin Schneider, bass from New Zealand
* Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Mary Most Holy in Astana
* Attila Schneider(1955–2003), Hungarian chess master
* Barbara Schneider, American playwright
* Ben Ross Schneider, American professor
* Bernd Schneider (chess player), German chess master
* Bernd Schneider (footballer), German footballer
* Bernd Schneider (racing driver), German racing driver
* Bert Schneider, American film producer
* Bert Schneider (boxer) (1897–1986), Canadian olympic boxer of the 1920s
* Braden Schneider (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
* Brian Schneider (born 1976), American baseball player
* Camillo Karl Schneider (1876–1951), German botanist
* Carl Schneider, psychiatrist
* Carlos Eduardo Schneider (born 1988), Brazilian footballer, better known as Duda
* Carsten Schneider (born 1976), German politician
* Catherine Schneider, Canonized servant of the Romanov Family
* Charles Schneider (disambiguation), several people
* Christian Schneider (1887–1972), German industrialist
* Christine Schneider (born 1972), German politician
* Christoph Schneider, drummer in the German band Rammstein
* Cory Schneider (born 1986), American ice hockey player
* Dan Schneider (baseball) (born 1942), American baseball player
* Dan Schneider (TV producer) (born 1966), American actor, writer, producer
* Dan Schneider (writer) (born 1965), American poet, writer, literary critic
* David Schneider (disambiguation), several people
* Davis Schneider, American baseball player
* Dean Schneider, Swiss animal sanctuary founder and social media personality
* 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 (1947–2020), German musician, former member of Kraftwerk
* Franz Schneider (chemist) (1812–1897), Austrian physician and chemist
* Franz Schneider (engineer), Swiss engineer and aircraft designer
* Fred Schneider, American vocalist
* Fred B. Schneider (born 1953), American computer scientist
* Gary Schneider (born 1954), South African-born American photographer
* Georg Schneider (disambiguation), several people
* George Schneider (disambiguation), several people
* Georges Schneider (1925–1963), Swiss alpine skier

### 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
* Henrik Schneider, Hungarian rower
* Henry Schneider (1817–87) British industrialist and politician
* Hortense Schneider (1833–1920), French operetta soprano
* Inge Schneider-Gabriel, German rower
* Ivo Schneider (born 1938), German mathematician and historian of mathematics and natural sciences
* 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 Schneider (disambiguation), several people
* John Brand Schneider, American engineer
* Jörg Schneider (actor) (1935–2015), Swiss actor
* Jörg Schneider (born 1964), German politician
* Josef Schneider (disambiguation), several people
* Juan Esnáider (born 1973), Argentine football player
* Julia Schneider (born 1990), German politician
* Junnosuke Schneider (born 1977), Japanese football player
* 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
* Karla Schneider (born 1938), German writer
* Kathrin Schneider (born 1962), German politician
* Kirk J. Schneider, American psychologist and psychotherapist
* Kjell Schneider (born 1976), German beach volleyball player
* Kurt Schneider (disambiguation), several people
* Lars-Åke Schneider (born 1955), Swedish chess master
* Ludwig Karl Eduard Schneider (1809–1899), German botanist and politician
* Luis Alberto Schneider (born 1959), Chilean sprinter
* Mac Schneider, American politician
* Magda Schneider (1909–1996), German actress, mother of Romy Schneider
* Maria Schneider (actress) (1952–2011), French actress
* Maria Schneider (cartoonist), American writer and cartoonist for The Onion
* Maria Schneider (musician) (born 1960), American conductor and composer
* Marilyn Schneider (born 1952), American physicist
* Matthew J. Schneider, United States District Attorney
* Mathieu Schneider (born 1969), American professional hockey player
* Max Schneider American Actor, Musician, Model and Dancer
* Michael Schneider (disambiguation), several people
* Monique Scheier-Schneider, (born 1954) Luxembourg ice hockey administrator
* Niels Schneider (born 1987), French Canadian Actor
* Nikolaus Schneider (born 1947), German Lutheran bishop
* Oscar Schneider (1927–2024), German politician
* Patrick Schnieder (born 1968), German politician
* 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
* Richard Schneider (1919–1982), German football manager
* Rob Schneider (born 1963), comedian
* Robert Schneider, musician
* Robert Schneider (writer) (born 1961)
* Roland Schneider, Swiss curler, 1975 World men's champion
* Roman Schneider (1898–1967), German flying ace
* Romy Schneider (1938–1982), actress, daughter of Magda Schneider
* Ronnie Schneider (born 1943), American music manager
* Rony Schneider, Israeli association football, coach and commentator
* Rose Schneider (1895–1976) American painter
* Sascha Schneider (1870–1927), German painter
* Siegfried Schneider (disambiguation), several people
* Simone Schneider, German operatic soprano
* Stephen Schneider (scientist), US Stanford University climatologist and environmental biologist
* Stephen Schneider (actor), American actor
* Steve Schneider (American football), American football player
* Steve Schneider (Branch Davidian), American Branch Davidian
* Steve Schneider (computer scientist), British computer scientist
* Tatjana Schneider, British architect and academic
* Theodor Schneider, German mathematician
* Tom Schneider (born 1992), Australian Rules Footballer
* Tony F. Schneider (1917–2010), 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
* Wolf Schneider (1925–2022), German journalist

## Schneiders

* Abraham Louis Schneiders (1925–2020), Dutch writer and diplomat
* Arlette Schneiders (fl. 1989), Luxembourg architect
* Bernt Schneiders (born 1959), Dutch politician
* Grace Schneiders-Howard (1869–1968), Surinamese politician
* Lolita Schneiders (1931–2022), American politician
* Sandra M. Schneiders (born 1936), American academic
* Toni Schneiders (1920–2006), German photographer

## Schneyder

* Nathalie Schneyder (born 1968), American synchronised swimmer, Olympic champion
* Werner Schneyder (1937–2019), Austrian cabaret performer, journalist, writer, actor, stage director, television presenter and sports reporter

## Šnajder

* Slobodan Šnajder (born 1948), Croatian writer and publicist
* Vera Šnajder (1904–1976, also known as V. Popovitch-Schneider), Bosnian mathematician
* Viktor Šnajder (1934–2014), Croatian sprinter

## Sznajder

* Andrew Sznajder (born 1967), English-born Canadian tennis player
* Irena Sznajder (born 1977), Polish sprinter
* Rafał Sznajder (1972–2014), Polish Olympic saber fencer

## 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)

## Fictional 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
* Schneider, a character from the game Reverse 1999
* Dr. Elsa Schneider, a character in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade