Schaeffer
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| Language | Middle High German |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Steward of household" |
| Region of origin | Germany, France |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Schaefer, Schafer, Schaffer, Shaffer, Schafferre, Schafer, Schäfer, Schäffer, Schefer, Scheffer |
Schaeffer is a German surname. It is a variant of Schaefer, from German word schäfer ("shepherd") and of Schaffer, from a noun (meaning steward or bailiff) derived from Middle High German schaffen.[1]
People with the surname
[edit]A
[edit]- Albert Charles Schaeffer (1907–1957), American mathematician
B
[edit]- Billy Schaeffer (born 1951), American basketball player
- Boguslaw Schaeffer (1929–2019), Polish composer and theoretician
- Brent Schaeffer (born 1986), American football player
C
[edit]- Charles Frederick Schaeffer (1807–1879), American Lutheran clergyman
- Charles William Schaeffer (1813–1896), American Lutheran clergyman and theologian
- Chester Schaeffer (1902–1992), American film editor
- Claude Schaeffer (1898–1982), French archaeologist
- Claude E. Schaeffer (1901–1969), American ethnologist
D
[edit]- David Frederick Schaeffer (1787–1837), American Lutheran clergyman
- Dietrich Schaeffer (1933–2010), German politician
E
[edit]- Edith Schaeffer (1914–2013), Chinese-American Christian author, wife of Francis
- Eric Schaeffer (born 1962), American actor
- Eric D. Schaeffer, American theatre director
F
[edit]- Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984), American-French theologian, philosopher, and founder of L'Abri
- Frank Schaeffer (born 1952), French son of Francis
- Frederick Christian Schaeffer (1792–1832), American Lutheran clergyman
- Frederick David Schaeffer (1760–1836), German-born American Lutheran clergyman
- Fritz Schaeffer (1888-1967), German politician
G
[edit]- Georg Anton Schäffer, (1779–1836), German physician and adventurer
- George Schaeffer, American football coach
H
[edit]- Harry Schaeffer (1924–2008), American baseball player
J
[edit]- Jacob Christian Schaeffer (1718–1790), German scientist
- Jack Schaeffer (1907–1991), American musician, record producer and clarinetist
- James Schaeffer (1885–1972), American college sports coach
- James Soloman Schaeffer, American drum major and leader of the Highty-Tighties
- Jim Schaeffer, American drum major and leader of the Highty-Tighties
- Jody Schaeffer, American cartoonist and co-creator of Megas XLR
- John Schaeffer (art collector) (1941–2020), Australian art collector and businessman
- John Schaeffer (environmentalist) (born 1949), American solar power advocate
- John Schaeffer (trainer) (born 1951), American fitness trainer and author
- John Nevin Schaeffer (1882–1942), American classicist
- Jonathan Schaeffer, Canadian computer scientist
L
[edit]- Lucien Schaeffer (1928–2016), French football player
- Lawrence Schaeffer (born 1947), American geneticist
M
[edit]- Matthew Schaeffer, American guitarist in the rock band Monovox
- Mead Schaeffer (1898–1980), American artist and illustrator
P
[edit]- Pierre Schaeffer (1910–1995), French musician and pioneer of musique concrète
R
[edit]- Rebecca Schaeffer (1967–1989), American actress who was murdered by a fan
- Roberto Schaefer, American photographer
S
[edit]- Sandra Schaeffer (born 1946), American singer, author and game inventor
- Serafia Fredrika Schaeffer (1800-1887), Finnish herbal healer
- Stefanie Schaeffer (born 1974), The Apprentice 6 winner
- Steve Schaeffer (born 1954), American studio musician
T
[edit]- Tarah Lynne Schaeffer (born 1984), American actress, Sesame Street
- Theresa Schaeffer, 19th century German composer
- Tom Schaeffer (1940–2020), Swedish curler
W
[edit]- Wendy Schaeffer (born 1974), Australian equestrian
- Wolfgang Schaeffer (born 2009), American actor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Schaeffer". Dictionary of American family names. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 2003. ISBN 9780195081374. cited in "Schaefer Name Meaning and Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
External links
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