Czech surnames
Šnajdr: what the name means
Šnajdr means “tailor”: Czech spelling of the German name Schneider.
In January 2017, 2,828 people in Czechia were named Šnajdr or Šnajdrová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha299
- Around Plzeň100
- Around Rokycany92
- Around Olomouc88
- Around Brno74
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Snajdr.
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 Šnajdr mean?
Šnajdr means “tailor”: Czech spelling of the German name Schneider.
How many people are called Šnajdr in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 2,828 people in Czechia were named Šnajdr or Šnajdrová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Šnajdr most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (299), Plzeň (100), Rokycany (92).