Snyder

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proper noun

A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation] anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".

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Meanings

proper nounSnyder (countable and uncountable, plural Snyders)

plural Snyders · alternative Snider

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation] anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Morgan County, Colorado.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Chariton County, Missouri.
    3. countableuncountableA village in Dodge County, Nebraska.
    4. countableuncountableA hamlet in the town of Amherst, Erie County, New York.
    5. countableuncountableA city in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.
    6. countableuncountableA township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
    7. countableuncountableA township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
    8. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Scurry County, Texas.

Origin

From the Dutch surname for a tailor, from the verb snijden (“to cut”). Also Americanized from the German surname Schneider. An occupational surname comparable to Taylor and Parmenter.

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APA

Snyder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Snyder

MLA

“Snyder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Snyder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Snyder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Snyder.

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