An occupational surname, from Dutch anglicized from Dutch Snijder, German Schneider or Alemannic German Schnyder, all meaning "tailor".
"After generations of tailoring suits in the village, his family finally changed their name to Snyder."
The name Snyder comes from the Dutch word snijden, meaning "to cut," originally serving as an occupational title for a tailor similar to Taylor or Parmenter. It also entered English through Americanization of the German surname Schneider, which shares the same root and profession.