# Schroeder

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**Schroeder** is a North [German](/source/German_language) (from [Schröder](/source/Schr%C3%B6der)) occupational name for a cloth cutter or [tailor](/source/Tailor), from an agent derivative of [Middle Low German](/source/Middle_Low_German) *schroden*, *schraden* "to cut". The same term was occasionally used to denote a [gristmiller](/source/Gristmiller) as well as a shoemaker, whose work included cutting leather, and also a [drayman](/source/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](/source/Central_Europe) and [eastern Europe](/source/Eastern_Europe) which has been held by many notable people, including:

## People

### A

- [Andrea Schroeder](/source/Andrea_Schroeder) (1964–2021), American politician
- [Andreas Schroeder](/source/Andreas_Schroeder) (born 1946), German-born Canadian poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer

### B

- [Barbet Schroeder](/source/Barbet_Schroeder) (born 1941), Swiss film director and producer
- [Bernd Schroeder](/source/Bernd_Schroeder) (1944–2023), German writer
- [Bob Schroeder](/source/Bob_Schroeder) (born 1960), American politician
- [Bruce Schroeder](/source/Bruce_Schroeder) (born 1946), American judge

### C

- [Carl Schroeder](/source/Carl_Schroeder_(composer)), American composer
- [Carly Schroeder](/source/Carly_Schroeder) (born 1990), American actress
- [Christa Schroeder](/source/Christa_Schroeder) (1908–1984), German secretary
- [Corinne Schroeder](/source/Corinne_Schroeder) (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player

### D

- [Dominic Schroeder](/source/Dominic_Schroeder), British diplomat
- [Doris Schroeder](/source/Doris_Schroeder) (1893–1981), American screenwriter
- [Dorsey Schroeder](/source/Dorsey_Schroeder) (born 1953), American racing driver

### F

- [Frederick A. Schroeder](/source/Frederick_A._Schroeder) (1833–1899), German-born American politician
- [Frederick C. Schroeder](/source/Frederick_C._Schroeder) (1910–1980), American politician

### G

- [Gene Schroeder](/source/Gene_Schroeder) (1929–2025), American football player
- [Gerald Schroeder](/source/Gerald_Schroeder) (born 1938), American-Israeli Orthodox Jewish physicist, author, lecturer, and teacher
- [Gerald F. Schroeder](/source/Gerald_F._Schroeder) (born 1939), American attorney and jurist, chief justice of Idaho

### H

- [Henry F. Schroeder](/source/Henry_F._Schroeder) (1874–1959), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient

### I

- [Irene Schroeder](/source/Irene_Schroeder) (1909–1931), American criminal

### J

- [Jamie Schroeder](/source/Jamie_Schroeder) (born 1981), American rower
- [Jay Schroeder](/source/Jay_Schroeder) (born 1961), American football player
- [John Schroeder (disambiguation)](/source/John_Schroeder_(disambiguation)), multiple people

### K

- [Karl Schroeder](/source/Karl_Schroeder) (born 1962), Canadian author

### L

- [Leonard T. Schroeder](/source/Leonard_T._Schroeder) (1918–2009), U.S. Army colonel, first American soldier ashore on D-Day in World War II
- [Leopold von Schroeder](/source/Leopold_von_Schroeder) (1851–1920), German indologist
- [Lindi Schroeder](/source/Lindi_Schroeder) (born 2001), American swimmer
- [Louise Schroeder](/source/Louise_Schroeder) (1887–1957), German politician

### M

- [Mary M. Schroeder](/source/Mary_M._Schroeder) (born 1940), American federal judge
- [Michael Schroeder](/source/Michael_Schroeder) (born 1945), American computer scientist

### N

- [Nozipho Schroeder](/source/Nozipho_Schroeder) (born 1951), South African lawn bowler

### P

- [Papa Don Schroeder](/source/Papa_Don_Schroeder) (1940–2019), American music executive
- [Pat Schroeder](/source/Pat_Schroeder) (1940–2023), American politician
- [Paul W. Schroeder](/source/Paul_W._Schroeder) (1927–2020), American historian

### R

- [Richard Schroeder](/source/Richard_Schroeder) (born 1961), American swimmer
- [Rob Schroeder](/source/Rob_Schroeder) (1926–2011), American racing driver

### S

- [Seaton Schroeder](/source/Seaton_Schroeder) (1849–1922), U.S. Navy admiral
- [Stassi Schroeder](/source/Stassi_Schroeder) (born 1988), American television personality
- [Steven A. Schroeder](/source/Steven_A._Schroeder), American medical professor
- [Steven D. Schroeder](/source/Steven_D._Schroeder) (born 1977), American poet

### T

- [Ted Schroeder](/source/Ted_Schroeder) (1921–2006), American tennis player
- [Thomas D. Schroeder](/source/Thomas_D._Schroeder) (born 1959), American federal judge
- [Tyler Schroeder](/source/Tyler_Schroeder) (born 1997), American loser

### V

- [Vic Schroeder](/source/Vic_Schroeder) (born 1944), Canadian politician

### W

- [Wilhelm Schroeder](/source/Wilhelm_Schroeder) (1898–1943), German politician
- [William Schroeder (disambiguation)](/source/William_Schroeder_(disambiguation)), multiple people

## Fictional characters

- [Schroeder (*Peanuts*)](/source/Schroeder_(Peanuts)), a character in the comic strip *Peanuts* by Charles M. Schulz
- [Leon von Schroeder](/source/Leon_von_Schroeder), a character in the *Yu-Gi-Oh* series

## Place names

- [Schroeder, Minnesota](/source/Schroeder,_Minnesota), United States
- [Schroeder Township, Cook County, Minnesota](/source/Schroeder_Township,_Cook_County,_Minnesota), United States
- [Schroeder, Santa Catarina](/source/Schroeder,_Santa_Catarina), a town in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil
- [Schroeder, Western Australia](/source/Schroeder,_Western_Australia), Australia

## Other uses

- [Needham–Schroeder protocol](/source/Needham%E2%80%93Schroeder_protocol), a communications protocol
- [USS *Schroeder* (DD-501)](/source/USS_Schroeder_(DD-501)), a ship of the US Navy
- [Schröder–Bernstein theorem](/source/Schr%C3%B6der%E2%80%93Bernstein_theorem), a mathematical theorem in set theory
- [Schroeder (constructor)](/source/Schroeder_(constructor)), former racing car constructor
- [Schröder number](/source/Schr%C3%B6der_number), mathematical sequence

## See also

- [Schröder](/source/Schr%C3%B6der)
- [Schrøder](/source/Schr%C3%B8der)
- [Willy Schroeders](/source/Willy_Schroeders) (1932–2017), Belgian road bicycle racer

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