A Dutch and German surname the family name of Snyder comes from the name Schneider, which meant tailor. The Middle Dutch term of ‘sniden’ also means to cut.

Spellings for Snyder include Snider, Schneider, Sneider and Schnyder.

In England the Snyder surname is just in the London area and in Yorkshire county.
In Germany and the Netherlands, the Snyder surname is common and throughout the countries.

The Snyder families of the United States are in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

Famous: Allan Snyder (Australia researcher of the brain), Kirk Snyder (professional basketball player), Tom Snyder (TV journalist), John P. Snyder (map maker), Gary Snyder (poet), Ted Snyder (music composer) and Lucy Snyder (writer).