Schreiner
Schreiner is a family name of German origin.
Origin
Schreiner is an occupational surname and refers to a woodworker and often more specifically to a maker of fine woodwork; thus it translates to English as "joiner", "cabinetmaker", or (most broadly) "carpenter". Thus, for example, a German man of the Middle Ages named Johann Schreiner was literally "John the cabinetmaker", which differentiated him from other local men also named Johann, such as Johann Bäcker (John the baker) or Johann Weißkopf (White-haired John).
Some English spelling variations of the name are Shreiner, Schriner, and Shriner. (In the case of the Shriners organization, however, the name came from the English word shrine in the organization's full title, rather than through any founder surnamed Shriner.)
The name today
Today many people (and the businesses or institutions that they founded) are named Schreiner:
Notable people
- Alexander Schreiner, organist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
- Armin Schreiner, influential Croatian industrialist, banker and Jewish activist killed during the Holocaust
- Bernard Schreiner, French politician
- Dave Schreiner, American athlete
- David Schreiner, American politician
- Josef Schreiner, German athlete
- Jumbo Schreiner (born 1967), German actor
- Knut Schreiner, aka Euroboy, Norwegian musician
- Kristian Schreiner, Norwegian physical anthropologist
- Mike Schreiner (born 1969), Canadian politician
- Olive Schreiner, South African author
- Oliver Schreiner, South Africa judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa
- Ottmar Schreiner, German politician
- William Philip Schreiner, South African politician