Family name origins & meanings
- German of uncertain origin, possibly : of uncertain origin, possibly: occupational name for a jester or a nickname for a prankster, from Middle High German snurrære ‘jester’.
- German of uncertain origin, possibly : occupational name for a busker, one who begged by playing the Schnurrpfeife, an instrument similar to a penny whistle.
- German of uncertain origin, possibly : metonymic occupational name for a night-watchman, from Middle High German snurre ‘rattle’; night-watchmen carried rattles.