Shindler is a
German surname
Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (''Vorname'', plural ''Vornamen'') and a surname (''Nachname, Familienname'').
The ''Vorname'' is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the " Western or ...
that is derived from the German word "schindel" which means "
shingle
Shingle may refer to:
Construction
*Roof shingles or wall shingles, including:
**Wood shingle
***Shake (shingle), a wooden shingle that is split from a bolt, with a more rustic appearance than a sawed shingle
*** Quercus imbricaria, or shingle oa ...
". This suggests that the original bearers of the name were related to the trades of making and installing them. Given the demographics of the name's appearance, it is also possible that Shindler is an anglicization of the German surname "
Schindler
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: Shindl ...
". Variations and alternate spellings include
Schindel
Schindel is a German surname that is derived from the German word "schindel" which means "shingle
Shingle may refer to:
Construction
*Roof shingles or wall shingles, including:
**Wood shingle
***Shake (shingle), a wooden shingle that is split fr ...
and Schindelle.
People with the surname Shindler
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Alma Shindler (1879–1964), Viennese-born socialite and composer well known in her youth for her beauty and vivacity
*Charlie Shindler, early American homesteader who settled in an area of South Dakota now known as Shindler
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Colin Shindler
Colin Shindler (born 1949) is an English author, social historian and Affiliated Lecturer in History at Cambridge University.
Life and career
Born in Manchester, Colin Shindler graduated with a degree in History from Gonville and Caius College, Ca ...
(born 1949), English historian and writer of the 1988 comedy-drama crime film ''Buster''
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Conrad Shindler, Revolutionary War veteran of the York County Militia, original owner of the Conrad Shindler House
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Geoffrey Shindler, UK (England and Wales) solicitor specialising in Wills, Trusts and Estates law
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Mary S. B. Shindler
Mary S. B. Shindler (also, Mary S. B. Dana and Mary Dana Shindler; 15 February 1810 – 1883) was an American poet, writer, and editor of the southern United States. She was a frequent contributor to popular periodicals, and a successful hymnwri ...
(1810–1883), poet of the southern United States
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Nicola Shindler (born 1968), British television producer and executive, founder of Red Production Company
Gallery
Image:Conrad Shindler Portrait CROP.jpg, Conrad Shindler (ca. 1840)
Image: YoungAlmaMahler.jpg, Alma Shindler
See also
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Schindel
Schindel is a German surname that is derived from the German word "schindel" which means "shingle
Shingle may refer to:
Construction
*Roof shingles or wall shingles, including:
**Wood shingle
***Shake (shingle), a wooden shingle that is split fr ...
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The Conrad Shindler House, historic building, now part of The Historic Shepherdstown Museum, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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Shindler, South Dakota, unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States
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