Heraldry and the Schnider Surname

Schnider is best understood alongside Snider: both are German spellings of one family name. Taken at its root, Schnider points to “Tailor”.

• Records show Schnider as one of the forms Snider took over time.
• Related forms: Shnider and Sneider.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• The 2010 US Census counted 752 people named Schnider, ranking it number 30,916 among American surnames.
• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Schneider and Schnieder.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Snider surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Schnider surname pack.