Schindler

Family name

Namefamily name occupational surnameQ2236136

Instance of: family name
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1.Stated in frequency of family names in the Czech Republic
2.Stated in Digital Dictionary of Surnames in GermanyRetrieved 2020-09-02
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, occupational surname
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1.Stated in Digital Dictionary of Surnames in GermanyRetrieved 2020-09-02
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Schindler is a German surname that is derived from the German word "schindel", which means "shingle". This suggests that the original bearers of the name were in the roofing business. Variations and alternate spellings of the name include: Shindler, Schindel, and Schindelle.Abraham Schindler (1739–1806), Swiss merchant and banker Adam Schindler, American mixed martial artist Alexander M. Schindler (1925–2000), American rabbi Allen R. Schindler, Jr. (1969–1992), American navy petty officer, victim of a hate crime Alma Schindler (1879–1964), later known as Alma Mahler-Werfel, Austrian composer Ambrose Schindler (1917–2018), American football player Anton Felix Schindler (1795–1864), secretary and biographer of Beethoven Anton Karl Schindler (1879–1964), German botanist Bill Schindler (1909–1952), American race car driver Christopher Schindler, German footballer David Schindler (1940–2021), American-Canadian ecologist Denise Schindler, German Paralympic cyclist Dietrich Schindler (politician) (1795–1882), Swiss politician Dietrich Schindler (1890–1948), Swiss jurist Dietrich Schindler (1924–2018), Swiss jurist Emil Jakob Schindler (1842–1892), Austrian landscape painter Emilie Schindler (1907–2001), German humanitarian, wife of Oskar Frederic Schindler, French-Argentinean music supervisor and entrepreneur Friedrich Martin Schindler (1858–1927), Swiss industrialist George Schindler, American stage magician, magic consultant, comedian, actor, ventriloquist and writer Hans Schindler Bellamy (1901–1982), Austrian researcher and author Harold Schindler (1929–1998), American journalist and historian Kaspar Schindler (1717–1791), Swiss politician Kaspar Schindler (1761–1836), Swiss politician Kaspar Schindler (philanthropist) (1828–1902), Swiss silk manufacturer and philanthropist Kaspar Schindler (veterinarian) (1832–1898), Swiss veterinarian and politician Kevin Schindler, German footballer Kingsley Schindler, German footballer Konrad Schindler (1734–1809), Swiss physician Konrad Schindler (1757–1841), Swiss politician Kurt Schindler (1882–1935), German composer and conductor Jan Schindler, Czech rower Jochem Schindler (1944–1994), Austrian Indo-Europeanist Johann Heinrich Schindler (1753–1818), Swiss merchant and banker Lisa Schindler, Austrian sprint canoer Lynn Schindler (1944–2018), American politician and businesswoman Martin Schindler, German darts player Marvin Schindler (1932–2003), American professor of German and Slavic studies Matthias Schindler, German para-cyclist Norbert Schindler, German politician Oskar Schindler (1908–1974), German businessman who saved his Jewish workers from the Holocaust, subject of the film Schindler's List Osmar Schindler (1869–1927), German painter Otto Schindler (canoeist) (1925–2009), Austrian sprint canoer Otto Schindler (zoologist) (1906–1956), German zoologist Paul Schindler, American computer journalist Peter Schindler, German composer, musician and author Poul Christian Schindler (1648–1740), Danish composer Rudolf Schindler (doctor) (1888–1968), German physician and gastroenterologist Rudolph Schindler (architect) (1887–1953), Austrian-born American architect Samuel Schindler (manufacturer) (1762–1830), Swiss textile manufacturer Samuel Dietrich Schindler (1856–1936), Swiss industrialist Solomon Schindler (1842–1915), American rabbi Steve Schindler, American football player Szabolcs Schindler, Hungarian football player Valentin Schindler, German Lutheran Hebraist and professor Walter Schindler (1897–1991), American navy officer

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Different from: Schindler criterion used: family name has to use a different item than disambiguation page
Native label: Schindler
שינדלר
Script: Latin script
2
Sources
1.Stated in frequency of family names in the Czech Republic
2.Stated in Digital Dictionary of Surnames in GermanyRetrieved 2020-09-02
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Soundex: S534
Cologne phonetics: 86257
Caverphone: SKNTL1
Attested in: frequency of family names in the Czech Republic
Language: German
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Sources
1.Stated in Digital Dictionary of Surnames in GermanyRetrieved 2020-09-02
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Surname for other gender: Schindlerová

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