Shiner Family History
Shiner Name Meaning
English: variant of Shinner an occupational name from southern Middle English schinner ‘skinner’ an agent derivative of Middle English schin ‘skin’ (Old English scinn) used for someone who stripped the hide from animals to be used in the production of fur garments or to be tanned for leather. Compare Skinner . Americanized form of German Scheiner .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022