Snyder (surname)

Snyder is an Anglicized occupational surname derived from Dutch Snijder "tailor" (alternatively spelled "Snyder" in the past, see "ij"/"y"), related to modern Dutch Snijders and Sneijder. It may also be an Anglicized spelling of the German Schneider or Swiss German Schnyder, which both carry the same meaning. A less common Anglicized spelling of the Dutch Snijder is Snider.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alan Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Allen Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Allan Snyder, Australian professor and researcher of the human brain
 * Allen Snyder (coach), American college sports coach
 * Alice D. Snyder (1887–1943), American educator
 * Bill Snyder (born 1939), the head football coach of Kansas State University
 * Blake Snyder (1957–2009), American screenwriter and writing mentor
 * Brandon Snyder (born 1986), American baseball player and coach
 * C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945), American architect
 * Charles P. Snyder (politician) (1847–1915), West Virginia congressman
 * Christopher Snyder (historian), medieval historian
 * Chris Snyder (born 1981), American baseball player
 * Chris Snyder (American football) (born 1974), American football player
 * Christopher Snyder (economist) (born 1967), American Economist
 * Cole Snyder, college football player
 * C. R. Snyder (Charles Richard "Rick" Snyder) (1944–2006), American psychologist
 * Dana Snyder (born 1973), American voice actor
 * Daniel Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Deborah Snyder, American film producer
 * Edward Snyder (1895–1982), American cameraman and cinematographer
 * EJ Snyder (Errol James "EJ" Snyder), (born 1965), American survivalist and television personality
 * Elizabeth Snyder, soap opera writer
 * Ellsworth Snyder (1931–2005), pianist and abstract artist
 * Frederic Beal Snyder (1859–1951), American lawyer and politician
 * Esther Snyder (1920–2006), the co-founder of In-N-Out Burger
 * Gary Snyder, poet, essayist, social and environmental activist
 * Gene Snyder, pitcher for the 1959 Dodgers
 * George Snyder, Kentucky blacksmith who invented the first American-made fishing reel
 * George Snyder (politician) (1929–2017), American politician
 * Glenn Snyder, scholar of international relations theory
 * Gordon Taylor Snyder, Canadian politician
 * Harry Snyder (1913–1976), the co-founder of In-N-Out Burger
 * Harry Snyder (scientist) (1867–1927), scientist
 * Henry N. Snyder (1865–1949), Methodist educator, author, and president of Wofford College
 * J. Buell Snyder (1877–1946), American politician of Pennsylvania
 * Jack Snyder, political scientist
 * Jacob B. Snyder (1866–1951), American politician and lawyer from Ohio
 * James Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jefferson B. Snyder (1859–1951), American politician of Louisiana
 * Jerome Snyder (1916–1976), American Artist
 * John Pillsbury Snyder (1888–1959), American businessman and politician
 * John Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Kerala J. Snyder (born 1936), American musicologist and classical organist
 * Kirk Snyder, former professional basketball player in the NBA
 * Kyle Snyder, Olympic wrestler
 * Kyle Snyder, Boston Red Sox pitcher
 * Laura J. Snyder (born 1964), American historian, philosopher, and writer
 * Leon C. Snyder (1908–1897), Horticulturist and co-founder of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
 * Leroy Snyder (1931–2001), American serial killer
 * Liza Snyder (born 1968), American actress
 * Louis Leo Snyder, (1907–1993), American-born German scholar
 * Lucy A. Snyder, author
 * Luke Snyder (bull rider) (born 1982), American bull rider
 * Maria V. Snyder, American fantasy author
 * Michael James Snyder, American businessman
 * Mitch Snyder (1943–1990), advocate for the homeless
 * Nick Snyder (born 1995), American baseball player
 * Oliver P. Snyder (1833–1882), American politician from Arkansas
 * Oliver P. Snyder (Maryland politician) (died 1874), American politician from Maryland
 * Patrick Snyder, Wisconsin politician
 * Rick Snyder (born 1958), American businessman and politician, former Governor of Michigan
 * Robert H. Snyder, Louisiana politician
 * Ross S. Snyder, American recording engineer and inventor
 * Ruth Brown Snyder (1895–1928), American murderer
 * Scott Snyder, American comic book writer
 * Simon Snyder, the third Governor of Pennsylvania
 * Sid Snyder, American businessman and politician
 * Solomon H. Snyder, American neuroscientist
 * Tanya Snyder (born 1967), American businesswoman
 * Tara Snyder (born in 1977), American tennis player
 * Ted Snyder (1881–1965), American lyricist and composer
 * Thomas C. Snyder (1843–1906), American politician from Ohio
 * Timothy Snyder, American historian
 * Tom Snyder, American television personality
 * Virgil Snyder (1869–1950), American mathematician
 * Zack Snyder, American filmmaker
 * Zilpha Keatley Snyder, American author