On 25 September 2021, Prof. Dr. J. Udolph gave a keynote speech on the origin and significance of family names at the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Schrader Family Association.
- Members can download and view the recording from the family association’s server.
He also discussed the origin of the surname “Schrader”.
We would like to present some of the graphics and figures shown, including the sources.
Distribution of the surname “Schrader” as of 2010
Summary
Source: https://legacy.stoepel.net/de/?name=schrader
Relative and absolute distribution of names
Source:https://legacy.stoepel.net/de/?name=schrader
Distribution of the name Schrader in 1996
Source: https://nvk.genealogy.net/map/1996:Schrader
Distribution of the name Schrader in 1890
Source: https://nvk.genealogy.net/map/1890:Schrader
Origin in Eastphalia
Schrader is a variant of the surname Schröder, which is mainly common in the area between Hanover, Hamburg and Berlin.
Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrader_(Familienname)
Eastphalia
The term Ostfalen refers to the eastern part of the tribal duchy of Saxony between the rivers Leine, Elbe, Saale and Unstrut.
Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostfalen
Full article on “Ostfalen” : https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostfalen
Schröder / Schroeder
The name either derives from the profession of tailor (from Low German schrôden, meaning ‘to cut’) or it can refer to ‘beer and wine Schröder’, i.e. the shipper of beer and wine barrels, see Schröter (profession).
Source:https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6der
Dialect areas in Eastphalia
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Further sources on the name “Schrader”
GenWiki: http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Schrader
geanelogy.net: http://famlit.genealogy.net/fkld/allegro.pl?db=fkld&var1=TXT&item1=Schrader