The schroeder Surname
schroeder Name Meaning and History
North German (Schröder): occupational name for a cloth
cutter or tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German
schroden, schraden ‘to cut’. The same term was
occasionally used to denote a gristmiller as well as a shoemaker,
whose work included cutting leather, and also a drayman, one who
delivered beer and wine in bulk to customers; in some instances the
surname may have been acquired in either of these senses. This
name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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