# Schiff (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/schiff/  
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) | 3,993 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,297 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 77,322 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.2% (3,833 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Schiff.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Schiff 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) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Schiff in the United States, Austria and Rwanda.

## People named Schiff

- Richard Schiff, American actor (born 1955)
- Adam Schiff, American politician
- Peter Schiff, American entrepreneur, economist and author
- Jacob Schiff, American banker, philanthropist (1847–1920)
- Heinrich Schiff, Austrian cellist and conductor (1951–2016)
- Stacy Schiff, American author
- Naomi Schiff, Belgian-Rwandan racing driver (born 1994)
- Steven Schiff, American politician (1947-1998)
- Martina McBride, American country singer

## Similar surnames

Schaaf, Schaff, Schiavo, Schoof, Scaife, Shuff, Scheib, Shoff, Scheibe, Schopf, Scaff, Sapp.

## 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.