Schaeffer (surname)
Schaeffer is a German surname. It comes from schäfer meaning shepherd according to Ancestry.com.[1] However, HouseofNames.com says it is derived from Middle High German Schaffaere, meaning the manager or steward of the head of the household. [2]
| Language(s) | Middle High German |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Steward of household" |
| Region of origin | Germany, France |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Schaefer, Schafer, Schaffer, Shaffer, Schafferre, Schafer, Schäfer, Schäffer, Schefer, Scheffer |
People with the surname
A
- Albert Charles Schaeffer, American mathematician
B
- Billy Schaeffer, retired American professional basketball player
- Boguslaw Schaeffer, Polish composer and theoretician
- Brent Schaeffer, American arena football quarterback
C
- Charles Frederick Schaeffer (1807–1879), Lutheran clergyman of the United States
- Charles William Schaeffer (1813–1896), Lutheran clergyman and theologian of the United States
- Chester Schaeffer, American film editor
- Claude Schaeffer, French archaeologist who helped uncover the Ugaritic religious texts
D
- David Frederick Schaeffer (1787–1837), Lutheran clergyman of the United States
E
- Edith Schaeffer, Chinese-American Christian author and widow of Francis Schaeffer
- Eric Schaeffer, American actor
- Eric D. Schaeffer, American theatre director
F
- Francis Schaeffer, American-French theologian, philosopher, and founder of L'Abri
- Frank Schaeffer, French son of Francis Schaeffer
- Frederick Christian Schaeffer (1792–1832), Lutheran clergyman of the United States
- Frederick David Schaeffer (1760–1836), German-born Lutheran clergyman of the United States
G
- Georg Anton Schäffer, (1779–1836), German physician and adventurer
- George Schaeffer, former American head coach of the Arizona State college football program
H
- Harry Schaeffer, former American major league baseball pitcher
J
- Jacob Christian Schaeffer, 17th century German scientist
- Jack Schaeffer (born John Case Schaeffer II), American musician, record producer and clarinetist
- James Schaeffer (1885–1972), American college sports coach
- James Soloman Schaeffer, American drum major and former leader of the Highty-Tighties
- Jim Schaeffer, American drum major and former leader of the Highty-Tighties (relative of James Soloman Schaeffer)
- Jody Schaeffer, American cartoonist and co-creator of Megas XLR
- Jonathan Schaeffer, Canadian computer scientist
L
- Lucien Schaeffer, French former footballer who played at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Lawrence Schaeffer (born 1947), American geneticist
M
- Matthew Schaeffer, American guitarist in the rock band Monovox
- Mead Schaeffer, American artist and illustrator
P
- Pierre Schaeffer, French musician and pioneer of musique concrète
R
- Rebecca Schaeffer (1967–1989), American actress who was murdered by a fan
- Roberto Schaefer, American photographer known for his work in the film Quantum of Solace
- Rudolf Schaeffer (1886–1988), American artist
S
- Sandra Schaeffer (born 1946), American singer, author and game inventor
- Stefanie Schaeffer, The Apprentice 6 winner
- Steve Schaeffer, American studio musician who has composed work for over a thousand films
T
- Tarah Lynne Schaeffer, American actress known for her role on Sesame Street
- Todd Schaeffer, American inventor and engineer.
- Tom Schaeffer (born 1940), Swedish curler, 1973 World champion
W
- Wendy Schaeffer, Australian equestrian and olympic champion
- William Schaffer, American archaeologist known for discovering the most intact Lucayan remains in the Bahamas
References
- "Schaefer Name Meaning and Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "HouseofNames: Name Histories, Coats of Arms & Family Crests". www.houseofnames.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
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