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. It may also be an Anglicized spelling of the German Schneider or Swiss German Schnyder, which both carry the same meaning.^[1] A less common Anglicized spelling of the Dutch Snijder is Snider.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
• Allen Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
• Allan Snyder, Australian professor and researcher of the human brain
• Allen Snyder (coach), American college sports coach
• Alice D. Snyder (1887–1943), American educator
• Bill Snyder (born 1939), the head football coach of Kansas State University
• Blake Snyder (1957–2009), American screenwriter and writing mentor
• Brandon Snyder (born 1986), American baseball player and coach
• C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945), American architect
• Charles P. Snyder (politician) (1847–1915), West Virginia congressman
• Christopher Snyder (historian), medieval historian
• Chris Snyder (born 1981), American baseball player
• Chris Snyder (American football) (born 1974), American football player
• Christopher Snyder (economist) (born 1967), American Economist
• Cole Snyder, college football player
• C. R. Snyder (Charles Richard "Rick" Snyder) (1944–2006), American psychologist
• Dana Snyder (born 1973), American voice actor
• Daniel Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
• Deborah Snyder, American film producer
• Edward Snyder (1895–1982), American cameraman and cinematographer
• EJ Snyder (Errol James "EJ" Snyder), (born 1965), American survivalist and television personality
• Elizabeth Snyder, soap opera writer
• Ellsworth Snyder (1931–2005), pianist and abstract artist
• Frederic Beal Snyder (1859–1951), American lawyer and politician
• 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
• George Snyder (politician) (1929–2017), American politician
• 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
• Jack Snyder, political scientist
• Jacob B. Snyder (1866–1951), American politician and lawyer from Ohio
• James Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jefferson B. Snyder (1859–1951), American politician of Louisiana
• Jerome Snyder (1916–1976), American Artist
• John Pillsbury Snyder (1888–1959), American businessman and politician
• John Snyder (disambiguation), multiple people
• Kerala J. Snyder (born 1936), American musicologist and classical organist
• Kirk Snyder, former professional basketball player in the NBA
• Kyle Snyder, Olympic wrestler
• Kyle Snyder, Boston Red Sox pitcher
• Laura J. Snyder (born 1964), American historian, philosopher, and writer
• Leon C. Snyder (1908–1897), Horticulturist and co-founder of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
• Leroy Snyder (1931–2001), American serial killer
• Liza Snyder (born 1968), American actress
• Louis Leo Snyder, (1907–1993), American-born German scholar
• Lucy A. Snyder, author
• Luke Snyder (bull rider) (born 1982), American bull rider
• Maria V. Snyder, American fantasy author
• Michael James Snyder, American businessman
• Mitch Snyder (1943–1990), advocate for the homeless
• Nick Snyder (born 1995), American baseball player
• Patrick Snyder, Wisconsin politician
• Rick Snyder (born 1958), American businessman and politician, former Governor of Michigan
• Robert H. Snyder, Louisiana politician
• Ross S. Snyder, American recording engineer and inventor
• Ruth Brown Snyder (1895–1928), American murderer
• Scott Snyder, American comic book writer
• Simon Snyder, the third Governor of Pennsylvania
• Sid Snyder, American businessman and politician
• Solomon H. Snyder, American neuroscientist
• Tanya Snyder (born 1967), American businesswoman
• Tara Snyder (born in 1977), American tennis player
• Ted Snyder (1881–1965), American lyricist and composer
• Thomas C. Snyder (1843–1906), American politician from Ohio
• Timothy Snyder, American historian
• Tom Snyder, American television personality
• Virgil Snyder (1869–1950), American mathematician
• Zack Snyder, American filmmaker
• Zilpha Keatley Snyder, American author