Schaffer Family History
Schaffer Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a steward or bailiff, from an
agent derivative of Middle High German schaffen ‘to
manage’.South German (Schäffer) and Jewish
(Ashkenazic): variant of Schaefer.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Schaffer
Name Distribution of Schaffer Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Schaffer families
 472 - 941  158 - 471 |
 1 - 157  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Schaffer families
|
26 - 50 9 - 25 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Schaffer last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Schaffer census records
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Schaffer Family Origin
Schaffer Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Schaffer
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Schaffer Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Schaffer census records
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Schaffer Civil War Service Records
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