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)
• Allen Snyder (disambiguation)
• 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
• C. B. J. Snyder (1860 – 1945), American Architect (NYC Public Schools)
• Charles P. Snyder (1847 – 1915), West Virginia congressman
• Chris Snyder (born 1981), American baseball player
• Chris Snyder (American football) (born 1974), American football player
• Christopher Snyder (economist) (born 1967), American Economist
• C. R. Snyder (Charles Richard "Rick" Snyder) (1944–2006), professor of clinical psychology
• Dan Snyder (ice hockey) (1978 – 2003), ice hockey player
• Dana Snyder (born 1973), American voice actor
• Daniel Snyder (born 1964), the current owner of the Washington Redskins and chairman of Six Flags Inc
• Deborah Snyder, film producer
• Duke Snider (1926 – 2011), full name Edwin Donald Snider, former baseball player
• Edward Snyder (1895 – 1982), American cameraman and cinematographer
• 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
• James Snyder (actor) (born 1981), American actor and musician
• James Snyder Jr. (born 1945), American author, attorney and politician
• James L. Snyder (born 1951), American writer
• James S. Snyder (born 1952), American director and historian
• Jefferson B. Snyder (1859–1951), American politician of Louisiana
• Jerome Snyder (1916 - 1976), American Artist
• Jim Snyder (coach) (1923–2013), American businessman and former coach
• Jim Snyder (journalist) (born 1965), American journalist
• Jim Snyder (second baseman) (born 1932), American baseball player and coach
• Jim Snyder (shortstop) (1847–1922), American baseball player
• Jimmy Snyder (musician) (born 1934), American musician
• Jimmy Snyder (racing driver) (1909–1939), American race car driver
• Jimmy Snyder (sports commentator) (1918–1996), American sports commentator
• John Pillsbury Snyder (1888–1959), American businessman and politician
• John Snyder (actor) (born c. 1960), American actor – seldom in voice-only roles
• John Snyder (baseball) (born 1974), American player
• John Snyder (Pennsylvania politician) (1793–1850), American politician of Pennsylvania
• John Snyder (voice actor) (born c. 1960), American actor – usually in voice-only roles, & a.k.a. Ivan Buckley
• John J. Snyder (1925–2019), American religious leader
• John K. Snyder (1922–1993), Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana
• John Otterbein Snyder (1867–1943), American zoologist
• John P. Snyder (1926–1997), American cartographer
• John W. Snyder (1895–1985), American business manager & government administrator
• Kerala J. Snyder (born 1936), American musicologist and classical organist
• Kirk Snyder, former professional basketball player in the NBA
• 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
• Liza Snyder (born 1968), American actress
• Louis Leo Snyder, (1907–1993), American-born German scholar
• Lucy A. Snyder, author
• Maria V. Snyder, American fantasy author
• Michael James Snyder, American businessman
• Mitch Snyder (1943–1990), advocate for the homeless
• Patrick Snyder, Wisconsin politician
• Principal Snyder, character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Rick Snyder (born 1958), American businessman and politician, former Governor of Michigan
• Robert C. Snyder, American professor of English
• Robert H. Snyder, Louisiana politician
• Ross S. Snyder, American recording engineer and inventor
• Ruth Brown Snyder (1895–1928), American murderer
• Scott Snyder, comic book author
• Simon Snyder, the third Governor of Pennsylvania
• Sid Snyder, American businessman and politician
• Solomon H. Snyder, American neuroscientist
• Tara Snyder (born in 1977), American tennis player
• Ted Snyder (1881–1965), American lyricist and composer
• Timothy Snyder, American historian
• Tom Snyder, former host of The Late Late Show on CBS
• Virgil Snyder (1869–1950), American mathematician
• Wilburn Snyder (1923–2008), Baptist pastor and survivor of the Bataan Death March
• Zack Snyder, film director and screenplay writer for the movies 300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch and Man of Steel
• Zilpha Keatley Snyder, author of children's books