Brettschneider is a German surname.
Brett means "dimensional lumber" and Schneider means "tailor". In another derivation, a "Brettschneider" () is a sawmiller who is cutting wood into boards, for example in a sawmill."Brettschneider". namenforschung.net (in German).
The surname is commonly found among Jewish families, with many Jewish Brettschneiders originating from Galicia, Romania, and surrounding regions of present-day Ukraine.
Notable people with the surname include:
Blake Brettschneider (born 1989), American soccer player Carl Brettschneider (1931–2014), American football player
See also Bretschneider, a variant spelling
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