<P> Schneider ( German for `` tailor '' , literally `` someone who cuts , '' from the verb schneiden `` to cut '' ) is a very common surname in Germany . Alternate spellings include : Schnieder , Snyder , Snider , Sneider , Schnyder , Znaider , Schnaider , Schneiter , Shneider , Sneijder ( Dutch ) , Snither ( English ) , Snyman ( Afrikaans ) , Schnider ( Swiss German ) , Sznajder ( Polish ) , Szneider , Snaider . </P>
<P> Schneider ( German for `` tailor '' , literally `` someone who cuts , '' from the verb schneiden `` to cut '' ) is a very common surname in Germany . Alternate spellings include : Schnieder , Snyder , Snider , Sneider , Schnyder , Znaider , Schnaider , Schneiter , Shneider , Sneijder ( Dutch ) , Snither ( English ) , Snyman ( Afrikaans ) , Schnider ( Swiss German ) , Sznajder ( Polish ) , Szneider , Snaider . </P>
where does the last name schneider come from
where does the last name schneider come from
German for `` tailor ''
German for `` tailor ''