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.
where does the last name schneider come from
German for "tailor ''