# Schaffner (surname)

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

A surname from German

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,927 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,415 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 78,621 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (3,813 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃæfnə(ɹ)/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Schaffner.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Schaffner 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Schaffner in the United States.

## People named Schaffner

- Franklin J. Schaffner, American film director (1920–1989)

## Similar surnames

Shoffner, Shofner, Shaffner, Spooner, Spinner, Spanier, Spainhour, Spenard.

## 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.