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UK surname

Schneider

An occupational surname referring to a tailor or one who cuts cloth.

In the 1881 census there were 326 people recorded with the Schneider surname, ranking it #9,167 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,197, ranked #4,976, up from #9,167 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St George in the East, St Mary Whitechapel and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Camden, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Schneider is 1,312 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 267.2%.

1881 census count

326

Ranked #9,167

Modern count

1,197

2016, ranked #4,976

Peak year

1911

1,312 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Schneider had 326 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #9,167 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,197 in 2016, ranked #4,976.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,312 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Diverse Educated Urban Singles.

Schneider surname distribution map

The map shows where the Schneider surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Schneider surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Schneider over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 78 #19,840
1861 historical 97 #21,503
1881 historical 326 #9,167
1891 historical 461 #7,937
1901 historical 1,075 #4,494
1911 historical 1,312 #3,635
1997 modern 879 #6,077
1998 modern 930 #6,004
1999 modern 947 #5,962
2000 modern 959 #5,888
2001 modern 926 #5,951
2002 modern 941 #5,977
2003 modern 902 #6,074
2004 modern 941 #5,883
2005 modern 952 #5,770
2006 modern 979 #5,649
2007 modern 1,002 #5,601
2008 modern 997 #5,663
2009 modern 1,041 #5,593
2010 modern 1,136 #5,288
2011 modern 1,126 #5,265
2012 modern 1,142 #5,114
2013 modern 1,182 #5,058
2014 modern 1,172 #5,122
2015 modern 1,175 #5,067
2016 modern 1,197 #4,976

Geography

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Where Schneiders are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St George in the East, St Mary Whitechapel, London parishes and St Dunstan Stepney. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Camden, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Redbridge and Cornwall. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 St George in the East London (East Districts)
2 St Mary Whitechapel London (East Districts)
3 London parishes London 1
4 London parishes London 3
5 St Dunstan Stepney London (East Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Camden 011 Camden
2 Westminster 007 Westminster
3 Kensington and Chelsea 013 Kensington and Chelsea
4 Redbridge 006 Redbridge
5 Cornwall 071 Cornwall

Forenames

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First names often paired with Schneider

These lists show first names that appear often with the Schneider surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Schneider

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Schneider, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites

Group

Diverse Educated Urban Singles

Nationally, the Schneider surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Diverse Educated Urban Singles, within Multicultural and Educated Urbanites. This does not mean every Schneider household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group includes many never-married individuals not living with dependent children. Many were born in EU countries and are now aged between 25-44. This Group is characterised by its ethnic group diversity, although those identifying as Asian are not well represented. Affiliation with the Christian religion amongst residents is low. Reported disability rates are low. Neighbourhoods include some central locations in London and other major cities. Private renting is the norm, and there is some overcrowding. Many individuals are educated to degree level, and full-time employment is common, particularly in managerial and professional occupations.

Wider pattern

Established populations comprising ethnic minorities together with persons born outside the UK predominate in this Supergroup. Residents present diverse personal characteristics and circumstances: while generally well-educated and practising skilled occupations, some residents live in overcrowded rental sector housing. English may not be the main language used by people in this Group. Although the typical adult resident is middle aged, single person households are common and marriage rates are low by national standards. This Supergroup predominates in Inner London, with smaller enclaves in many other densely populated metropolitan areas.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Schneider is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Schneider is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Schneider falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Schneider is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - Other

This describes the area pattern most associated with Schneider, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Schneider

The surname Schneider originated in Germany and is derived from the German word "schneiden," meaning "to cut." It is an occupational surname that was initially given to tailors, clothiers, or cloth-cutters in medieval times.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Schneider can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony. It is believed that the name was initially spelled as "Snider" or "Snyder" before evolving into its current form.

One of the earliest documented references to the name Schneider can be found in the Heidelberg Tax Records of 1396, where a certain "Hans Schneider" is mentioned as a resident of the city. Another notable early record is from the Worms Citizen Register of 1497, which lists a "Kunz Schneider."

During the Middle Ages, the name Schneider became associated with various guilds and trade associations related to the clothing industry. Some well-known historical figures with this surname include Johann Georg Schneider (1728-1805), a prominent German poet and playwright, and Georg Abraham Schneider (1770-1839), a German astronomer and mathematician.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Schneider name appeared in various parts of Europe, particularly in Switzerland and Austria, where families with this surname were involved in textile and clothing trades. One notable bearer of the name was Johann Schneider (1615-1704), a Swiss mathematician and astronomer.

As the name spread across Europe, it also gained prominence in other fields. For instance, Eugen Schneider (1819-1875) was a German industrialist who founded the steel manufacturing company Schneider Creusot in France, which played a significant role in the country's industrialization.

Another well-known figure with the surname Schneider was Gerd Schneider (1959-2009), a German footballer who played for several Bundesliga clubs and represented West Germany in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

While the surname Schneider is most prevalent in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, it has also been adopted by families in other parts of Europe and beyond, reflecting the migration patterns and cultural exchanges that have occurred over centuries.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Schneider families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Schneider surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 166 Schneiders recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.17x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 166 5.17x
Lancashire 34 0.89x
Surrey 30 1.92x
Yorkshire 27 0.85x
Kent 14 1.28x
Essex 12 1.89x
Gloucestershire 7 1.11x
Midlothian 5 1.16x
Sussex 4 0.74x
Warwickshire 4 0.49x
Cambridgeshire 3 1.48x
Channel Islands 3 3.15x
Devon 3 0.45x
Hertfordshire 3 1.36x
Lincolnshire 3 0.58x
Somerset 3 0.58x
Berkshire 2 0.83x
Lanarkshire 2 0.19x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.52x
Cheshire 1 0.14x
Wiltshire 1 0.35x
Worcestershire 1 0.24x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Mile End Old Town in Middlesex leads with 38 Schneiders recorded in 1881 and an index of 75.01x.

Place Total Index
Mile End Old Town 38 75.01x
Hackney London 21 11.67x
Whitechapel London 17 53.75x
Kensington London 14 7.85x
Liverpool 12 5.19x
Bow London 10 24.48x
Lambeth 10 3.57x
West Ham 10 7.15x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 9 30.37x
St George Hanover 9 21.48x
Rusholme 8 78.74x
Cheltenham 7 14.42x
St Pancras London 7 2.71x
Everton 6 4.94x
Leeds 6 3.34x
Paddington London 6 5.08x
Penge 6 29.27x
St Giles Cripplegate 6 140.85x
St James Dukes Place 5 724.64x
Bermondsey 4 4.19x
Nether Hallam 4 9.30x
St George In East 4 18.32x
St Marylebone London 4 2.33x
Stoke Newington London 4 16.00x
Woolwich 4 9.89x
Battersea 3 2.54x
Bradford 3 3.90x
Christ Church Newgate 3 201.34x
Colne 3 26.46x
Cuckfield 3 54.84x
East Broughton 3 277.78x
Islington London 3 0.96x
North Leith 3 15.08x
St Anne Soho London 3 16.37x
St Helier 3 9.69x
St Martin Lincoln 3 63.03x
Thornaby 3 25.25x
Tormoham 3 10.62x
Bethnal Green London 2 1.43x
Birmingham 2 0.74x
Chesterton 2 31.90x
Deptford St Paul 2 2.37x
Hammersmith London 2 2.53x
Hampton Wick London 2 85.11x
Hillingdon 2 19.55x
Leamington Priors 2 10.05x
Lewisham 2 3.43x
Maryhill 2 9.84x
Putney 2 13.67x
Southwark St George Martyr 2 3.10x
Walcot 2 7.27x
Walthamstow 2 8.77x
Wateringbury 2 139.86x
Bathwick 1 17.48x
Berkhampstead 1 20.12x
Camberwell 1 0.49x
Canterbury St Peter 1 81.30x
Chipping Barnet 1 25.84x
Edinburgh St Cuthberts 1 0.58x
Edinburgh St Johns 1 36.90x
Elstree 1 136.99x
Goudhurst 1 33.00x
Great Malvern 1 11.44x
Great Marlow 1 19.08x
Hadlow 1 36.76x
Hale 1 40.98x
Halliwell 1 7.22x
Hastings St Clement 1 19.65x
Limehouse London 1 2.84x
Manningham 1 2.55x
Margate St John Baptist 1 4.99x
Newbury 1 12.95x
Newington 1 0.84x
Newton Toney 1 270.27x
Nunthorpe 1 555.56x
Rotherhithe 1 2.52x
Sandhurst 1 21.41x
Shoreditch London 1 0.72x
Spitalfields London 1 4.14x
Withington 1 8.15x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Schneider surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 10
Catherine 8
Elizabeth 8
Caroline 5
Ellen 5
Sarah 5
Louisa 4
Marie 4
Anna 3
Bertha 3
Dora 3
Fanny 3
Henrietta 3
Kate 3
Margaret 3
Rose 3
Adele 2
Annie 2
Beatrice 2
Blanche 2
Eliza 2
Emily 2
Emma 2
Esther 2
F. 2
Frances 2
Hannah 2
Infant 2
Julia 2
Lily 2
Maria 2
Aline 1
Augusta 1
Bella 1
Christina 1
Clara 1
Constace 1
Doretta 1
Dorothea 1
E. 1
Elisabeth 1
Elise 1
Eliz 1
Eva 1
Florence 1
Fredca. 1
Friederice 1
Harritte 1
Helen 1
Ulrica 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Schneider surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Henry 10
John 9
George 8
Charles 6
Edward 5
Albert 4
Christian 4
Frederick 4
William 4
Carl 3
Conrad 3
Jacob 3
Joseph 3
Adam 2
Andrew 2
Anton 2
Chas. 2
Fritz 2
H. 2
Herman 2
J. 2
James 2
Richard 2
Samuel 2
Amadeus 1
Arthur 1
Baldwin 1
C. 1
Claude 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Emmanuel 1
F. 1
F.W. 1
Fer. 1
Frank 1
Franz 1
Fred. 1
Frederic 1
Gustav 1
Gustavus 1
Heinrich 1
Herbert 1
Hermann 1
Herninger 1
Hugo 1
Hy. 1
Hyman 1
Isaac 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Schneider surname: questions and answers

How common was the Schneider surname in 1881?

In 1881, 326 people were recorded with the Schneider surname. That placed it at #9,167 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Schneider surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,197 in 2016. That gives Schneider a modern rank of #4,976.

What does the Schneider surname mean?

An occupational surname referring to a tailor or one who cuts cloth.

What does the Schneider map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Schneider bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.