Schneider (surname)

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Schneider (German for "tailor"; literally "someone who cuts," from the verb schneiden "to cut") is a very common family name in Germany.[1] Alternate spellings include: Schnieder (a German variant), Snyder, Snider, Sneider, Sneijder (Dutch variants), Snither (English variant), Schnyder, Schnider (Swiss variants), Sznajder (a Hungarian variant), Znaider (a Polish variant) and Schnaider (Anton Schnaider's variant).[2]

People

A–L

M–Z

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

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

See also

  • All pages with titles containing "Schneider OR Sznajder"
  • Schneider (taxonomic authority)

Surname project

An effort is currently underway to genetically identify, via Y chromosome DNA testing, Schneider lineages worldwide.[3]

References

  1. "Die häufigsten 100 Nachnamen in Deutschland" (in German). 9 February 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009. 
  2. "Schneider – Surname Meaning". About.com. Retrieved 15 June 2009. 
  3. Schneider DNA (Y-DNA) Project

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