Scheid (surname)

Scheid is a German surname. The surname Scheid was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name Scheidt became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Bernhard Scheid Austrian historian
  • Eusébio Scheid (born 1932), Brazilian Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro
  • Linda Scheid (1942–2011), American politician
  • Richard Scheid (1876–1962), Bavarian author, unionist and USPD politician
  • Nick Sheedy (1974), Lead Genealogist for the PBS television show Finding Your Roots traces his paternal lineage back to a German Scheid(t) family in West Prussia.

References
  1. "Scheid Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
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