Updated February 20, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Stylish

Boy name variations

Sneider
Snider

How Popular Is The Name Schneider

Family name origins & meanings

  • German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a tailor, literally ‘cutter’, from Middle High German snīder, German Schneider, Yiddish shnayder. The same term was sometimes used to denote a woodcutter.

Famous people with this last name

Rob Schneider

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