The ancestral home of the Schneider family is in the German state of Bavaria. The name Schneider is an occupational hereditary surname, a type of surname that was taken from a word describing or common to the profession of the original bearer. It is a name for a person who worked as a tailor.
The first mechanically-propelled, two-wheeled vehicle may have been built by Kirkpatrick MacMillan, a Scottish blacksmith, in 1839, although the claim is often disputed.
William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson make available to the public the first production Harley-DavidsonÂ® motorcycle. 1  1901 William S. Harley, age 21, completes a blueprint drawing of an engine designed to fit into a bicycle.