Schroeder is a North German (from Schröder) occupational name for a cloth cutter or tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German schroden, schraden "to cut". The same term was occasionally used to denote a gristmiller as well as a shoemaker, whose work included cutting leather, and also a 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 and eastern Europe which has been held by many notable people, including:

• Schroeder (Peanuts), a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
• Leon von Schroeder, a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh series

• Schroeder, Minnesota, United States
• Schroeder Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States
• Schroeder, Santa Catarina, a town in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Schroeder, Western Australia, Australia

• Needham–Schroeder protocol, a communications protocol
• USS Schroeder (DD-501), a ship of the US Navy
• Schröder–Bernstein theorem, a mathematical theorem in set theory
• Schroeder (constructor), former racing car constructor
• Schröder number, mathematical sequence

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