Schnitzer
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schnitzer.
Proper noun
Schnitzer (plural Schnitzers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schnitzer is the 17455th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1615 individuals. Schnitzer is most common among White (96.59%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schnitzer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
Schnitzer m (strong, genitive Schnitzers, plural Schnitzer)
- carver
- blunder
Declension
Declension of Schnitzer [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schnitzer | die | Schnitzer |
| genitive | eines | des | Schnitzers | der | Schnitzer |
| dative | einem | dem | Schnitzer | den | Schnitzern |
| accusative | einen | den | Schnitzer | die | Schnitzer |
Further reading
- “Schnitzer” in Duden online
- “Schnitzer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache