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The Schnitz surname is derived from the Upper German word "schnitz," and refers to someone who cuts or carves wood. Thus the name was originally occupational before it came to be a family surname.
The surname Schnitz was first found in Breslau, where there is a record of the name from 1360. The Schnitz surname may well have emerged independently in several regions, as evidenced by records of Eberhart der Snezzer von Waldshut in Aargau, Switzerland in 1255; Hainr. and Liutoldus fratus dictus Snezzerli who was recorded as citizens of Meersburg (Baden-Württemberg) in 1295; and Bert. dictus Snitzer, from Swabia who was mentioned in records from 1285.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Schnitz research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1357, 1373, 1382, 1435, 1599, 1653 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Schnitz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Schnitz, Schnitzler, Schnitzer, Schnitzlein, Schnitzspahn, Schnetz, Schnetzer and many more.
Notable figures of the time with the name Schnitz were
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Verena Schnetzer, who arrived in Carolina in 1734; Balthas Schnitzer, and his brother Matthaus, who came to America in 1740; Frederick Schnitzer, who came to Philadelphia in 1750.