How common is the last name Schaefer?

39,427 people in the United States have the last name Schaefer, about 1 in 7,581. It ranks #857 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SCHAEFER

#857

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
39,427
About
1 in 7,581
This common or more
38%
Who bears it

Of the 39,427 people with the last name Schaefer, 92.6% reported their origin as White, 3% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Schaefer

#855 Benjamin · 39,477#856 Tan · 39,432#858 Mcfarland · 39,411#859 Weeks · 39,404

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Schaefer, most common first.

#1,447 Schafer · 24,003#1,776 Schaffer · 19,727#2,391 Schaeffer · 14,890#13,296 Schaper · 2,197#14,748 Schiffer · 1,933#17,407 Scheffer · 1,588#18,852 Schieber · 1,443#21,991 Schiefer · 1,205

Also a first name

As a first name, Schaefer ranks #40,182 of 53,615, with 186 people. See Schaefer as a first name

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