A German surname the Schroeder family name comes from the Middle Low German term of ‘schroden’ and ‘schraden’ which means to cut or chop. The Schroeder and Schroeder surname refers to a tailor, a shoemaker and even a grist miller.

Spelling variations for Schroeder include Schoter, Shrouter, Schroeter, Shrout and Schroter.

In Germany and Austria the Schroeder name is popular. In England the Schroeder name is primarily in Lancashire, London, Essex and Yorkshire. In Scotland only Ayrshire and Midlothian have much of a Schroeder population.

Schroeder is mostly found in the states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan and Minnesota in the United States.

Famous: John Schroeder (professional golfer), Rob Schroeder (race car driver), Doris Schroeder (movie screenwriter), Bill Schroeder (professional football player), Carly Schroeder (actress), Andreas Schroeder (novelist and poet of Canada) and Leonard T. Schroeder (first American landing ashore at Utah Beach on D-Day June 1944).