Schaeffer Surname
Approximately 37,756 people bear this surname
Schaeffer Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Shepherd [Ger. schäfer; from (with agential suff. -er) schaf, Middle High German schâf, O.H.Ger. scâf, a sheep]
Read More About This SurnameSchaeffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,314 | 1:16,244 | 2,060 |
| France | 7,478 | 1:8,882 | 790 |
| Brazil | 2,679 | 1:79,908 | 2,995 |
| Germany | 1,777 | 1:45,304 | 5,945 |
| Canada | 811 | 1:45,432 | 5,598 |
| Netherlands | 652 | 1:25,901 | 4,220 |
| Japan | 435 | 1:293,895 | 11,022 |
| Luxembourg | 424 | 1:1,369 | 135 |
| Australia | 284 | 1:95,055 | 10,817 |
| Switzerland | 97 | 1:84,669 | 9,525 |
| Guatemala | 95 | 1:169,291 | 3,566 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Chile | 73 | 1:241,322 | 7,329 |
| Peru | 57 | 1:557,616 | 14,875 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Austria | 41 | 1:207,694 | 25,759 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,259 | 1:15,409 | 1,977 |
Schaeffer (88) may also be a first name.
Schaeffer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Shepherd [Ger. schäfer; from (with agential suff. -er) schaf, Middle High German schâf, O.H.Ger. scâf, a sheep]
(German) One who took care of sheep, a shepherd.
User-submitted Reference
Schaeffer is the English version of the German surname, "Schäffer. The german "ä" could also being written as "ae". It has the same meaning and is often used when "ä" is not available. The name was a job title by the "Deutscher Orden" for members who where responsible for trading in the "Deutschordensstaat".(Ger) Schäffer = (Eng) Schaeffer = (Eng) Shaeffer But: (Ger) Schäfer = (Eng) Shepard
- anonymous submissionThe surname originally came from Germany, a slight misspelling of the last name, schäfer, meaning 'shepard'.
- senikaIn Brazil, the surname Schäfer was changed to Schaefer.
- brupaeseSchaeffer Demographics
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Schaeffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schaeffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Schaeffer is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Schaeffer.
How Common Is The Last Name Schaeffer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,758th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 193,017 people. Schaeffer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Schaeffer are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 88 people.
The surname Schaeffer is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 22,314 people, or 1 in 16,244. In The United States Schaeffer is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent live, Missouri, where 7 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 71 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Schaeffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Schaeffer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 685 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schaeffer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Schaeffer are 12.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.68% being registered with the political party.
The amount Schaeffer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.19% more than the national average, earning 419,411 kr per year; in Peru they earn 40.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,194 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.19% more than the national average, earning R 330,780 per year; in United States they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $45,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $51,609 CAD per year.
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Schaeffer Reference & Research
Shaffer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Shaffer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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