Czech surnames
Schneider: what the name means
Schneider: tailor — from German Schneider.
In January 2017, 3,280 people in Czechia were named Schneider or Schneiderová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha318
- Around Olomouc154
- Around Ostrava140
- Around Brno124
- Around Opava105
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Schneider mean?
Schneider: tailor — from German Schneider.
How many people are called Schneider in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 3,280 people in Czechia were named Schneider or Schneiderová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Schneider most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (318), Olomouc (154), Ostrava (140).