Schaefer - wikipedia Schaefer This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Schaefer ( disambiguation ). Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word `` Schäfer '', meaning shepherd, which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants `` Shaefer '', `` Schäfer '' ( a standardized spelling in many German - speaking countries after 1880 ), the additional alternative spelling `` Schäffer '', and the anglicised forms `` Schaeffer '', `` Schaffer '', `` Shaffer '', `` Shafer '', and `` Schafer '' are all common surnames. Contents 1 Schaefer 2 Schaeffer 3 Schäfer 4 Schäffer 5 Schafer 6 Schaffer 7 Shafer 8 Shaffer 9 See also 10 References Schaefer Born in 1800 -- 1899 Arnold Schaefer ( 1819 -- 1883 ), German historian Germany Schaefer ( 1877 -- 1919 ), American professional baseball player Jacob Schaefer Sr ( 1850 -- 1910 ), American professional billiards player Jacob Schaefer Jr ( 1894 -- 1975 ) American professional billiards player Marie Charlotte Schaefer ( 1874 - 1927 ), American physician Rudolph Jay Schaefer I ( 1863 -- 1923 ), American businessman Born in 1900 -- 1949 Walter V. Schaefer ( 1904 - 1986 ), American jurist and educator Vincent Schaefer ( 1906 -- 1993 ), American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding Jack Warner Schaefer ( 1907 -- 1991 ), American fiction author Milner Baily Schaefer ( 1912 -- 1970 ), American fisheries biologist William Donald Schaefer ( 1921 -- 2011 ), American state politician Udo Schaefer ( born 1926 ), German Bahá'í author Will Schaefer ( 1928 -- 2007 ), American composer Bill Schaefer ( field hockey ) ( 1925 - 2003 ), New Zealand field hockey player Kermit Schaefer ( 1923 -- 1979 ), American writer, broadcast producer and blooper aficionado Daniel Schaefer ( 1936 -- 2006 ), American national politician Bob Schaefer ( born 1944 ), American professional baseball coach Henry F. Schaefer, III ( born 1944 ), American computational and theoretical chemist, academic and Protestant educator Gerard John Schaefer ( 1946 -- 1995 ), American serial killer Ronald P. Schaefer ( 1949 - ), American academic linguist and university professor. Born after 1950 Vic Schaefer ( born 1961 ), American basketball coach Peter Schaefer ( ice hockey ) ( born 1977 ), Canadian professional ice hockey player Jarrett Schaefer ( born 1979 ), America film director and screenwriter Nolan Schaefer ( born 1980 ), Canadian professional ice hockey player Bradley E. Schaefer ( living ), American physics academic Kurt Schaefer ( living ), American academic Peter Schaefer ( author ) ( living ), American academic and religious history author Brenda Sue Schaefer ( deceased ), murder victim Chris F. Schaefer aka A.B.S. ( rapper ) ( alive ), American battle rap champion / recording artist Schaeffer Main article : Schaeffer ( surname ) Surname list This page lists people with the surname Schaeffer. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Schäfer Surname list This page lists people with the surname Schäfer. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Born after 1800 Wilhelm Schäfer ( 1868 -- 1952 ), German Naturalist writer and magazine publisher Dirk Schäfer ( 1873 -- 1931 ), Dutch pianist and composer Karl Emil Schäfer ( 1891 -- 1917 ), German World War I pilot, recipient of the Pour le Mérite Born after 1900 Emanuel Schäfer ( 1900 -- 1974 ), officer in the German SS, head of Serbian security police during World War II Gustav Schäfer ( rower ) ( 1906 -- 1991 ), German Olympic rower Karl Schäfer ( 1909 -- 1976 ), Austrian Olympic figure skater Ernst Schäfer ( 1910 -- 1992 ), German hunter, zoologist and ornithologist Willy Schäfer ( handball player ) ( 1913 -- 1980 ), Swiss Olympic field handball player Paul Schäfer ( 1921 -- 2010 ), German - Chilean cult leader Hans Schäfer ( born 1927 ), German retired footballer Willy Schäfer ( born 1933 ), German actor Hans - Bernd Schäfer ( born 1943 ), German economist and scholar Manfred Schäfer ( born 1943 ), German - Australian retired professional footballer Wolfgang Schäfer ( born 1945 ), German choral conductor and academic Born after 1950 Winfried Schäfer ( born 1950 ), German football manager Michael Schäfer ( born 1959 ), Danish football manager Markus Schäfer ( born 1961 ), German tenor Bärbel Schäfer ( born 1963 ), German television presenter Christine Schäfer ( born 1965 ), German soprano Jan Schäfer ( born 1974 ), German Olympic canoer Raphael Schäfer ( born 1979 ), German footballer Marcel Schäfer ( born 1984 ), German footballer Schäffer Surname list This page lists people with the surname Schäffer. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Born after 1800 Saint Anna Schäffer ( 1882 -- 1925 ), German mystic, canonized by Pope Benedict in 2012 Charles Schäffer ( 1838 -- 1903 ), American physician and botanist Fritz Schäffer ( 1888 -- 1967 ), German politician Julius Schäffer ( 1882 -- 1944 ), German mycologist Mary T.S. Schäffer ( 1861 -- 1939 ), American naturalist, illustrator, and explorer in Canada Born after 1950 Andreas Schäffer ( born 1984 ), German footballer Schäfer Surname list This page lists people with the surname Schafer. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Born after 1800 Edward Albert Sharpey - Schafer ( 1850 -- 1935 ), formerly Edward Albert Schäfer, English physiologist Born after 1900 Natalie Schafer ( 1900 -- 1991 ), American actress Harold Schafer ( 1912 -- 2001 ), American entrepreneur Roy Schafer ( born 1922 ), American psychologist - psychoanalyst R. Murray Schafer ( born 1933 ), Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist Ronald W. Schafer ( born 1938 ), American electrical engineer and academic Ed Schafer ( born 1946 ), American state politician and United States Secretary of Agriculture Born after 1950 Tim Schafer ( born 1967 ), American computer game designer Arthur Schafer ( living ), Canadian ethicist and academic Eric Schafer ( born 1977 ), American mixed martial artist Jordan Schafer ( born 1986 ), American baseball player Schäffer Surname list This page lists people with the surname Schaffer. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Born after 1800 Károly Schaffer ( 1864 -- 1939 ), Hungarian anatomist and neurologist Alfréd Schaffer ( 1893 -- 1945 ), Hungarian footballer Born after 1900 Jimmie Schaffer ( born 1936 ), American professional baseball player Janne Schaffer ( born 1945 ), Swedish songwriter and guitarist Born after 1950 Simon Schaffer ( born 1955 ), English academic Frank Schaffer ( born 1958 ), retired East German Olympic athlete Bob Schaffer ( born 1962 ), American state politician Jon Schaffer ( born 1968 ), American guitarist and songwriter Daniel Schaffer ( born 1969 ), British graphic novelist Akiva Schaffer ( born 1977 ), American comedy writer and songwriter Denny Schaffer ( living ), American radio personality Gail Schaffer ( living ), American state politician Ken Schaffer ( living ), American inventor Lewis Schaffer ( born 1957 ), American comedian Jonathan Schaffer ( living ), American - Australian philosopher Shafer Surname list This page lists people with the surname Shafer. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Born after 1800 Jacob K. Shafer ( 1823 -- 1876 ), American national politician Orator Shafer ( 1851 -- 1922 ), American professional baseball player John Adolph Shafer ( 1863 -- 1918 ), American botanist Taylor Shafer ( 1866 -- 1945 ), American professional baseball player George F. Shafer ( 1888 -- 1948 ), American state politician Tillie Shafer ( 1889 -- 1962 ), American professional baseball player Phil Shafer ( 1891 -- 1971 ), American racecar driver Paul W. Shafer ( 1893 -- 1954 ), American national politician Born after 1900 Raymond P. Shafer ( 1917 -- 2006 ), American state politician Whitey Shafer ( born 1934 ), American country songwriter and musician Born after 1950 Ross Shafer ( born 1954 ), American comedian and motivational speaker Robert R. Shafer ( born 1958 ), American actor Dirk Shafer ( born 1962 ), American model, actor, screenwriter and director Scott Shafer ( born 1967 ), American college football coach David Shafer ( politician ) ( born 1965 ), American state politician Glenn Shafer ( living ), American mathematician, co-developer of Dempster - Shafer theory Jack Shafer ( living ), American journalist and columnist Jeremy Shafer ( living ), American entertainer and oragamist Justin Shafer ( born 1992 ), American baseball player Shaffer Surname list This page lists people with the surname Shaffer. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Born after 1800 Shaffer ( baseball ), baseball player John Shaffer ( fl. 1870 ), American territorial governor Joseph Crockett Shaffer ( 1880 -- 1958 ), American national politician Born after 1900 Harry G. Shaffer ( US politician ) ( fl. 1920 's ), American state politician John H. Shaffer, American government administrator Leland Shaffer ( born 1912 ), American retired professional football player Robert H. Shaffer ( born 1915 ), American educator Earl Shaffer ( 1918 -- 2002 ), American outdoorsman and author Harry G. Shaffer ( 1919 - 2009 ), Austrian - American economics academic Elaine Shaffer ( 1925 -- 1973 ), American flutist Anthony Shaffer ( writer ) ( 1926 -- 2001 ), English playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Sir Peter Shaffer ( 1926 -- 2016 ), English dramatist and playwright Juliet Popper Shaffer ( born 1932 ), American psychologist and statistician Lee Shaffer ( born 1939 ), American retired professional basketball player Louise Shaffer ( born 1942 ), American actress, script writer, and author Mary Shaffer ( born 1947 ), American artist Paul Shaffer ( born 1949 ), Canadian - American musician, actor, author, comedian and composer Jim G. Shaffer ( living ), American archeology and anthropology academic Born after 1950 Erica Shaffer ( born 1970 ), American actress James Shaffer ( born 1970 ), American guitarist Matthew Shaffer ( born 1978 ), American musical theatre, television, and film actor Brian Shaffer ( born 1979 ), missing American medical student. Kevin Shaffer ( born 1980 ), American professional football player Atticus Shaffer ( born June 19, 1998 ), American actor Anthony Shaffer ( intelligence officer ) ( living ), American Reserve Army Lieutenant Colonel and CIA intelligence officer Brenda Shaffer ( living ), American political science author Chris Shaffer ( living ), American singer - songwriter David Shaffer ( living ), American physician Nicholas Shaffer ( living ), American actor See also Look up Schäfer, Shaefer, Schäffer, Shafer, or Shaffer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Look up Schaffer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shafer Valve Company Schafferer Schieffer Sheaffer Shepherd ( surname ) References Jump up ^ Morten, Oren Frederic ; Cole, J.R. ( 1914 ), `` III. The Old Frontier and the American Highlander '', A History of Preston County, West Virginia, Part 1 ( Google eBook ), 1, Kingwood, West Virginia : The Journal Publishing Company, p. 312, retrieved 14 August 2011 Surname list This page lists people with the surname Schaefer. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schaefer&oldid=832010991 '' Categories : Surnames Occupational surnames German - language surnames Jewish surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Edit links This page was last edited on 23 March 2018, at 08 : 43. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name schaefer come from
Answer: German word "Schäfer", meaning shepherd