Shaeffer Surname

134,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shaeffer Surname Definition:

(German) One who took care of sheep, a shepherd.

Shaeffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2841:110,37112,026
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England91:6,190,895170,599
Panama51:782,45211,059
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4511:34,6104,127

Shaeffer (32) may also be a first name.

Shaeffer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who took care of sheep, a shepherd.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shaeffer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shaeffer Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shaeffer is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Shaeffer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaeffer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shaeffer is the 134,716th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,181,247 people. The surname Shaeffer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Shaeffer live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. Shaeffer is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 32 people.

Shaeffer is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,284 people, or 1 in 110,371. In The United States Shaeffer is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Shaeffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shaeffer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 226 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shaeffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shaeffer last name are 33.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shaeffer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $45,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.02% less than the national average, earning $47,686 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schaeffer9437,756/
Shaaeffer941/
Shaffer9378,293/
Sheffer936,292/
Shaefer93858/
Schaeffert89165/
Schaefferr893/
Schaaeffer891/
Schaeffier891/
Scheaeffer891/
Schaehffer891/
Schaeffear890/
Schaefffer890/
Schaefer8895,038/
Schaffer8847,021/
Scheffer8821,426/
Sheaffer885,628/
Shaffier8885/
Sheiffer8848/
Shauffer8830/
Shaiffer8829/
Chaeffer8815/
Shaffeer887/
Shoeffer885/
Sshaffer883/
Shafferr883/
Shaffeir883/
Shaefeer882/
Sheeffer882/
Shhaefer881/
Shieffer881/
Sehaffer881/
Shayffer881/
Shaffher881/
Sahaffer881/
Shefferr881/
Saheffer881/
Szheffer881/
Shaaffer880/
Shaefere880/
Shhaffer880/
Shaefier880/
Shafer8636,432/
Shefer8613,172/
Saffer863,334/
Seffer86847/
Saefer863/
Schieffer822,038/
Scheaffer82553/
Scheiffer82435/
Scheeffer82253/
Schoeffer82207/
Schauffer8249/
Schaffier8219/
Schaiffer8211/
Schaefeer826/
Schaaffer824/
Scheaefer824/
Shauffert823/
Schueffer823/
Scheffier823/
Schaefier822/
Schaffher822/
Schefferr822/
Schaefert822/
Sscheffer822/
Schaepfer822/
Schaesfer821/
Schafferr821/
Shehaffer821/
Schaaefer821/
Scheffeer821/
Cheaeffer821/
Schaeferr821/
Schafffer821/
Sheaffeer821/
Shceeffer821/
Schaeferd820/
Schaeffir820/
Schafer8049,440/
Schefer805,210/
Shafeer801,955/
Sheyfer80764/
Saffier80448/
Seiffer80367/
Seyffer80330/
Sheafer80296/
Shaifer80256/
Shefeer80154/
Szeffer80125/
Szaefer80116/
Sheifer80103/
Shoffer8091/
Shafier8072/
Sieffer8061/
Shaffir8058/
Seuffer8049/
Sheefer8019/
Seffier8017/
Shaufer8015/
Sceffer8015/
Shiefer8014/
Saffeir8014/
Sauffer8014/
Saffeer8013/
Chaefer8012/
Shepfer8012/
Sahffer807/
Saiffer806/
Sshafer804/
Shoefer804/
Shefier803/
Shahfer803/
Szaffer802/
Sajffer801/
Shuefer801/
Seaffer801/
Sehafer801/
Shavfer801/
Shaferh801/
Shaafer801/
Shsafer801/
Saefert800/
Shafher800/
Sahefer800/
Shapfer800/
Schauffert78293/
Scheiffert7846/
Schoeffert7810/
Schaawffer781/
Chaoueffer781/
Sefer778,509/
Safer775,295/
Schiefer7511,257/
Schäffer7510,638/
Seiffert759,434/
Seyffert751,868/
Seuffert751,299/
Seehafer751,282/
Scheifer75828/
Schoffer75421/
Scheafer75325/
Schoefer75320/
Schöffer75318/
Scheefer75175/
Sauffier7549/
Schahfer7530/
Schaufer7522/
Schaëfer7519/
Cheiffer7517/
Schaffir7515/
Shaifert7514/
Saiffert7513/
Schafier7511/
Seijffer7510/
Schaifer759/
Schefeer756/
Chauffer756/
Schuefer755/
Schaafer753/
Schaäfer752/
Shoepfer752/
Shouffer752/
Schepfer752/
Schapfer752/
Schaferr752/
Sayffert751/
Sahafier751/
Sauffeer751/
Sceaffer751/
Scehafer751/
Schaefre751/
Schafear751/
Schafeer751/
Schawfer751/
Scheufer751/
Schhefer751/
Scieffer751/
Sauffert751/
Schéffer751/
Szeffier751/
Seyfferp751/
Saiefert751/
Scehffer751/
Shahfeer751/
Sceiffer750/
Shoefert750/
Schaeferová7412/
D'Schieffer741/
Schauffertt741/
Safeer7123,757/
Seifer712,012/
Szefer711,877/
Soffer711,706/
Shafir711,361/
Siefer71887/
Safier71669/
Schoepfer71590/
Seifferth71417/
Seufer71358/
Chauffert71343/
Seyfer71218/
Saifer71174/
Saffir71166/
Shafyr71154/
Shofer71107/
Seyfferdt7190/
Schoeffre7190/
Sayfer7186/
Schäffert7171/
Seufferth7161/
Šeffer7154/
Schuepfer7153/
Seiffertt7148/
Seijffert7147/
Sefier7145/
Sefeer7138/
Shefir7130/
Šaffer7127/
Seefer7125/
Sajfer7124/
Soefer7122/
Saufer7121/
Schapheer7119/
Schaepher7119/
Szeiffert7112/
Safeur7110/
Safear719/
Seffir717/
Seehoefer717/
Schoefert715/
Sahfer715/
Seafer715/
Scheufier715/
Shäfer714/
Schiiefer714/
Shefyr713/
Scheifier712/
Schausfer711/
Scheapfer711/
Schoetfer711/
Shaepherd711/
Schaufeur711/
Schaipfer711/
Schoiffer711/
Schopffer711/
Schöpffer711/
Sejfer711/
Szeyffert711/
Säffer711/
Chauffere711/
Seferh711/
Saferr711/
Sefeir711/
Sefher711/
Seyffertd711/
Sawfer710/
Seitffert710/
Seaffertt710/
Schaffair710/
Sohfer710/
Scheufher710/
Scheipfer710/
Schäfer67228,242/
Seifert6781,327/
Seufert676,731/
Seyfert673,492/
Schöfer671,639/
Schofer67999/
Souffer67413/
Sayfert67290/
Sajfert67253/
Saifert67170/
Seiferd67149/
Chaufer67137/
Szeifer67107/
Saufert67102/
Seffair6798/
Schafir6779/
Shepher6777/
Seifere6772/
Soiffer6768/
Cheifer6757/
Soiefer6746/
Zeiffer6744/
Seafert6731/
Szoffer6731/
Szaufer6725/
Shahver6724/
Safeare6722/
Shoyfer6715/
Shoufer6714/
Schõfer6714/
Chaifer6713/
Sejfert6712/
Seaferd6711/
Sapheer6710/
Shafair679/
Soyffer678/
Schéfer678/
Safeere675/
Sauffir675/
Safheer675/
Shuyfer674/
Showfer674/
Szhafir674/
Saufier673/
Shapher672/
Seuzfer672/
Sciefer672/
Zaiffer672/
Schoepfert672/
Shoifer672/
Saifeer671/
Safeerh671/
Saffair671/
Cheafer671/
Soffier671/
Shuifer671/
Shopfer671/
Seifeir671/
Seyferd671/
Shifear671/
Shaifir671/
Szaffir671/
Shahfir671/
Shäfferová671/
Safeerr671/
Saufeur671/
Seiferp671/
Szafier671/
Szajfer671/
Szefier671/
Shoffir671/
Soffeir671/
Saafier671/
Sceifer671/
Shafirr671/
Shaafir671/
Cheufer671/
Soefert670/
Zahefer670/
Saiferz670/
Ceeffer670/

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