Shafer Family History
Shafer Name Meaning
Americanized spelling of German Schaefer ‘shepherd’ or
Schaffer ‘steward’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Shafer
Name Distribution of Shafer Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Shafer families
 371 - 739  124 - 370 |
 1 - 123  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Shafer families
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6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Shafer families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Shafer census records
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Shafer Family Origin
Shafer Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Shafer
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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)
Shafer Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Shafer census records
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Shafer Civil War Service Records
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