Schnyder () is used in Switzerland as an alternative form of the more common German surname Schneider (tailor). Notable people with the name include:

• Daniel Schnyder (born 1961), Swiss jazz musician and composer

• (born 1985), Swiss ice hockey player

• Felix Schnyder (1910–1992), Swiss lawyer and diplomat

• Franz Schnyder (1910–1993), Swiss film director

• Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee (1786–1868), Swiss composer

• Gion Schnyder (born 1986), Swiss orienteering and ski orienteering competitor

• Josef Schnyder (1923–2017), Swiss cross country skier

• Nicolas Schnyder (born 1987), Swiss cyclist

• Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (born 1973), retired professional beach volleyball player

• Oliver Schnyder (born 1973), Swiss pianist

• Patty Schnyder (born 1978), Swiss tennis player

• Philippe Schnyder (born 1978), Swiss cyclist

• Rolf W. Schnyder (1935–2011), Swiss businessman

• Rudolf Schnyder (1919–2000), Swiss sport shooter

• Silvia Guignard Schnyder (born 1974), Swiss sport shooter

• Willy Schnyder (1894–1946), Swiss sports shooter

Schnyder is also the namesake of the following:

• Schnyder crystalline corneal dystrophy

• Schnyder's theorem

• Schnyder wood

See also

• Schnider

• Snider (surname)

• Snyder (surname)