Schexnayder () is a German surname, probably deriving from an occupational name for a maker of jackets and jerkins. The family name came to

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

with immigrant families and is well established there and has spread to other states.

United States

The first Schexnayder to settle in Louisiana, Henry Albert Schexnayder, arrived in the 1720s and settled in what was called the "

German Coast The German Coast (French: ''Côte des Allemands'', Spanish: ''Costa Alemana'', German: ''Deutsche Küste'') was a region of early Louisiana settlement located above New Orleans, and on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Specifically, from ea ...

" (now

St. Charles Parish St. Charles Parish (french: Paroisse de Saint-Charles) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, its population was 52,549. The parish seat is Hahnville and the most populous community is Luling. The parish was ...

). Hanno Deiler lists 27 spellings of the Schexnayder surname found in official documents. Notable individuals with the surname include: *Anthony Schexnayder (born 1968), 4-year Letterman for UCLA varsity football team * Calvin Schexnayder (born 1969), American arena football player *

Charlotte Tillar Schexnayder Charlotte Tillar Schexnayder (December 25, 1923 – December 11, 2020) was an American journalist and politician who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 74th district from 1985 to 1999. In 2019 she was inducted into the Ark ...

(1923–2020), American newspaper editor and politician *

Clay Schexnayder Clay John Schexnayder (; born February 25, 1969) is an American businessman and politician from Ascension Parish, Louisiana, currently serving as Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Schexnayder succeeded John LaBruzzo in the Lo ...

(born 1969), Louisiana politician *

Maurice Schexnayder Maurice Schexnayder (August 13, 1895 – January 23, 1981) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana from 1956 to 1972. Biography Early life Maurice Schexnayder was ...

(1895–1981), American Roman Catholic prelate * Irving "Boo" Schexnayder (born 1961), Noted coach and athletic consultant

Arrival in the U.S.A. from Europe

Three Schexnayder families departed Europe bound for Louisiana in the early 18th century, but only two families left documents showing they actually arrived in Louisiana. A Scheckschneider family, consisting of Hans Rhinhart, Catherine, and their two sons left L’Orient, France aboard the La Garonne in January 1721. Several on board were taken ill, and their son Jacob was one of the sixteen who were left in Brest, France because they were too ill for the voyage. The name of the second son was not recorded, and no record of this family has been found in Louisiana. An undated- likely post-1732- list of inhabitants of the German Coast (St Charles Parish) lists a Henry Albert Scheckschneider as holding 4 arpents on the west bank. The New Orleans Catholic Church has records for two Schexnayder families: 1. A record of the marriage on 26 June 1742 of Hanz Georg Schscchneider, son of Hanz Schscchneider and Anne Marie Hessin, and Catherine Antonia. 2. Records of the baptisms of the five children of Albert Schscchneider and Marie Magdelaine Wich are in the New Orleans Catholic Church records: Catherinne, Jean George, Jean Henry and Marie Lucie and Marie Josephe.

Louisiana heritage

Schexnayder House at 1681 Pelican Drive in

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was listed on the

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in 1989. Olide P. Schexnayder (1871 - 1944) was a photographer in

Edgard, Louisiana Edgard is a census-designated place (CDP) in, and the county seat, parish seat of, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,637 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 censu ...

until he switched careers and became an optician. The

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has several of his photographs in their collection. There is a Schexnayder's Supermarket in

Vacherie, Louisiana Vacherie is an unincorporated community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area . The name of the place derives from the French word for ''cowshed''. On the SW side of the community is the ...

. Schexnayder Meats is a meat purveyor in

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