Shaffer is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shaffer
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

One who took care of sheep, a shepherd.

Variant form of Schaefer. One who took care of sheep, a shepherd.

Surname is variant of Scheffler. One who made casks and barrels, a cooper.

Shaffer is variant form of the Shaver. An anglicization of Shaffer meaning "one who took care of sheep, a shepher".

How popular is Shaffer?

Shaffer is common in United States, Canada, England, Thailand.

Shaffer is ranked 7251 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Shaffer bearers increased by 1.21 per cent in 2010 US census to 59943 since 2000, the surname slipped by 55 spots and ranked at 560. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.08 94.61
Black 2.54 2.2
Hispanic or Latino 1.92 1.27
Others 1.5 1.17
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.55 0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.36
Shaffer is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 78272 people have been found who wears Shaffer as their family name. Shaffer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Shaffer:
522 United States76,685
Countries with hundreds of Shaffer:
6,457 Canada680
19,121 England243
65,946 Thailand188
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
66,306 Germany85
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
62,207 Argentina43
148,803 Brazil35
53,581 Australia31
222,297 Russia29
19,287 New Zealand25
173,877 Philippines19
33,097 Switzerland18
5,998 Jamaica14
18,914 Uruguay13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
30,726 Qatar9
8,933 China8
39,626 Denmark8
321,660 France8
102,017 Sweden7
53,861 Mexico6
10,051 Panama6
101,176 Netherlands6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Anna Shaffer hailed from Germany. 29 years old embarked for USA from London on Northumberland and arrived on April 1, 1852. Charles Shaffer (9), Christina Shaffer, Conrad Shaffer, John Shaffer (22) Laborer, John Shaffer (56) Butcher, 30 years old Louis Shaffer, U Shaffer, Henry Shaffer (21) Carpenter, and 14 other Shaffer majority of whom were laborer migrated to US.

Shaffer Namesakes

  • Elaine Shaffer, American flutist and principal of the Houston Symphony Orchestra between 1948 and 1953
  • Earl Shaffer, for attempting what became the first publicized claimed hiking trip
  • David Shaffer, F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych
  • Gail S. Shaffer, American politician
  • Robert H. Shaffer, pioneer
  • Harry G. Shaffer, was Professor Emeritus of the Economics Department at the University of Kansas
  • John H. Shaffer, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
  • Paul Shaffer, Canadian singer, composer, actor, author
  • Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter
  • Louise Shaffer, American actress, script writer, and author
  • James Shaffer, American musician best known as co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the nu metal band Korn
  • Jim G. Shaffer, American archaeologist and professor of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University
  • John Shaffer, American politician and businessman
  • Kevin Shaffer, former American football offensive tackle
  • Matthew Shaffer, American musical theatre, television, and film actor
  • Chris Shaffer, singer/songwriter from Indiana
  • Erica Shaffer, American actress
  • Lee Shaffer, American former professional basketball player
  • Joseph Crockett Shaffer, U.S. Representative from Virginia

Shaffer Namesakes

  • Elaine Shaffer, American flutist and principal of the Houston Symphony Orchestra between 1948 and 1953
  • Earl Shaffer, for attempting what became the first publicized claimed hiking trip
  • David Shaffer, F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych
  • Gail S. Shaffer, American politician
  • Robert H. Shaffer, pioneer
  • Harry G. Shaffer, was Professor Emeritus of the Economics Department at the University of Kansas
  • John H. Shaffer, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
  • Paul Shaffer, Canadian singer, composer, actor, author
  • Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter
  • Louise Shaffer, American actress, script writer, and author
  • James Shaffer, American musician best known as co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the nu metal band Korn
  • Jim G. Shaffer, American archaeologist and professor of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University
  • John Shaffer, American politician and businessman
  • Kevin Shaffer, former American football offensive tackle
  • Matthew Shaffer, American musical theatre, television, and film actor
  • Chris Shaffer, singer/songwriter from Indiana
  • Erica Shaffer, American actress
  • Lee Shaffer, American former professional basketball player
  • Joseph Crockett Shaffer, U.S. Representative from Virginia

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