# Schaeffer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/schaeffer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,024 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,272 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,268 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (15,448 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Schaeffer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Schaeffer in the United States and Australia.

## People named Schaeffer

- Rebecca Schaeffer, actress (1967-1989)
- Francis Schaeffer, American theologian and writer (1912-1984)
- Jac Schaeffer, American filmmaker (born 1978)
- Wendy Schaeffer, Australian equestrian
- Eric Schaeffer, actor, film director, screenwriter

## Similar surnames

Schaefer, Schafer, Schaffer, Schiffer, Scheffer, Shaffer, Shafer, Sheaffer, Sheffer, Schober, Schaper, Shaeffer.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.