The Schneider surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 101,290 people carried this name — #312 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,910 people counted. That is up 1% from 100,553 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Schneider surname
From the German surname for a tailor, from the verb schneiden (“to cut”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schneider» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
18,938 people named Schneider live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 12,070 people named Schneider.
775 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 92 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 7,340 people named Schneider live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
1,667 people named Schneider have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,630 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 518 people named Schneider live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
1,018 people named Schneider are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Schneider in American newspapers,
1893–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 409,365 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schneider,
with a public archive behind them.
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Konrad Victor Schneider 1614–1680 · physician -
Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider 1750–1822 · naturalist -
Eulogius Schneider 1756–1794 · writer -
Friedrich Schneider 1786–1853 · composer -
Johann Gottlob Schneider 1789–1864 · composer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 110 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schneider.
- Schmuck 1,646 · U.S. census
- Schmutz 764 · U.S. census
- Schnabel 3,110 · U.S. census
- Schnebelen 145 · U.S. census
- Schnee 946 · U.S. census
- Schneeberger 910 · U.S. census
- Schneiter 573 · U.S. census
- Schnell 6,708 · U.S. census
- Schneller 912 · U.S. census
- Schnepf 785 · U.S. census
- Schnepp 1,000 · U.S. census
- Schnitzler 1,200 · U.S. census
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