Schneider

Proper noun

Schneider

1. A German occupational surname​ meaning "tailor".

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schneider is the 312^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 101,290 individuals. Schneider is most common among White (95.4%) individuals.

See also

• Snider
• Snyder

Anagrams

• Schnieder

Proper noun

Schneider

1. A surname​.

Etymology

From schneiden (“to cut”), from Old High German snīdan, from Proto-Germanic *snīþaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneyt- (“to cut”), equivalent to schneiden +‎ -er. Compare Yiddish שנײַדער‎ (shnayder).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ/

• Audio

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Noun

Schneider m (genitive Schneiders, plural Schneider, diminutive Schneiderlein n, feminine Schneiderin)

1. agent noun of schneiden
   1. tailor (male or of unspecified sex)
   2. cranefly

Declension

Declension of Schneider

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schneider	die	Schneider
genitive	eines	des	Schneiders	der	Schneider
dative	einem	dem	Schneider	den	Schneidern
accusative	einen	den	Schneider	die	Schneider

Distribution of the surname Schneider in Germany

Proper noun

Schneider m, f (genitive Schneiders)

1. A common surname​.

Further reading

• Schneider in Duden online

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃnɑɪ̯dɐ/

Noun

Schneider m (plural Schneider)

1. tailor