Snyder

Meanings

1. A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation] anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A census-designated place in Morgan County, Colorado.
4. An unincorporated community in Chariton County, Missouri.
5. A village in Dodge County, Nebraska.
6. A hamlet in the town of Amherst, Erie County, New York.
7. A city in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.
8. A township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
9. A township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
10. A town, the county seat of Scurry County, Texas.

Etymology

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.