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. May also be an Anglicized spelling of the German Schneider or Swiss German Schnyder, which both carry the same meaning.
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
Bill Snyder, the head football coach of Kansas State University
Blake Snyder (1957–2009), American screenwriter and writing mentor
C. B. J. Snyder, American Architect (NYC Public Schools)
Charles P. Snyder, West Virginia congressman
Chris Snyder (born 1981), American baseball player
Chris Snyder (American football) (born 1974), American football player
C. R. Snyder (Charles Richard "Rick" Snyder), professor of clinical psychology
Dan Snyder (ice hockey), ice hockey player
Dana Snyder, American voice actor
Daniel Snyder, the current owner of the Washington Redskins and chairman of Six Flags Inc
Deborah Snyder, film producer
Duke Snider, former baseball player
Elizabeth Snyder, soap opera writer
Ellsworth Snyder, pianist and abstract artist
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
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
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 Snyder (actor) (born c. 1960), American actor – seldom in voice-only roles
John Snyder (baseball) (born 1974), American player
John Snyder (Pennsylvania) (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 (born 1925), 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
Leon C. Snyder (1908-1897), Horticulturist and co-founder of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Louis Leo Snyder, (1907–1993), American-born German scholar
Lucy A. Snyder, author
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
Maria V. Snyder, American fantasy author
Michael James Snyder, American businessman
Mitch Snyder (1943–1990), advocate for the homeless
Noel F. Snyder, American ornithologist
Patrick Snyder, Wisconsin politician
Principal Snyder, character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rick Snyder (born 1958), American businessman and politician, current 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
