| ![Show Contents]() Shneider History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Germany
Etymology of ShneiderWhat does the name Shneider mean? The ancestral home of the Shneider family is in the German state of Bavaria. The name Shneider is an occupational hereditary surname, a type of surname that was taken from a word describing or common to the profession of the original bearer. It is a name for a person who worked as a tailor. This name is derived from the Old German word "snidanaere," which refers to a cloth cutter or a clothing tailor. Alternatively, the name may have been derived from the term 'snidaere' which denoted someone involved in cutting and shaping, for example, the woodcutter and the sculptor. Early Origins of the Shneider familyThe surname Shneider was first found in the Palatinate, in the south of Germany, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the growth of the nation. Early History of the Shneider familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shneider research. Another 201 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1649, 1757, 1786, 1790, 1810, 1820 and 1853 are included under the topic Early Shneider History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shneider Spelling VariationsIn the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Shneider include Schneidern, Schneidter, Schneyder, Schneid and many more. Early Notables of the Shneider familyMore information is included under the topic Early Shneider Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Shneider migration to the United States | + |
The great European flow of migration to North America, which began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century, was particularly attractive to those from the Rhineland who wished to escape either poverty or religious persecution. Many of those who left the Rhineland to seek their fortunes in the prosperous and free New World settled in the major urban centers of the United States and Canada. In the United States, the settlers from the Rhineland passed through immigration centers like that of Ellis Island, most of them moving on to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California, and New York. In Canada, the majority of Rhinelanders settled in Ontario and the prairie provinces. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many important settlers to North America bearing the name Shneider, or one of its variants above:
Shneider Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Henry Shneider, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 1
- J Henry Shneider, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1
- John Adam Shneider, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1761 1
- Leonard Shneider, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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