Snyder.
A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation] anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".
Meaning & usage
A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation] anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Morgan County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Chariton County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Dodge County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in the town of Amherst, Erie County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Scurry County, Texas.
Where this word comes from
From the Dutch surname for a tailor, from the verb snijden (“to cut”). Also Americanized from the German surname Schneider. An occupational surname comparable to Taylor and Parmenter.
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