Haider is a German surname. It may be a habitation name for someone living on a heath, or a reference to a place-name with similar ultimate meaning. It is a variation of Heider.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Andreas Haider-Maurer (born 1987), Austrian tennis player
- Celina Haider (born 2000), German ice-hockey player
- Eduard Haider, Austrian slalom canoeist
- Engelbert Haider (1922–1999), Austrian alpine skier
- Ernst Haider (1890–1988), German painter
- Ilse Haider (born 1965), Austrian artist
- Joe Haider (born 1936), German pianist and jazz educator
- Jörg Haider (1950–2008), Austrian politician
- Markus Haider, Austrian singer
- Maximilian Haider (born 1950), Austrian physicist
- Michael Lawrence Haider (1904–1986), American petroleum executive
- Roman Haider (born 1967), Austrian politician
- Sepp Haider (born 1953), Austrian rally driver
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1996). "Heath". A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press.