How common is the last name Schaeffer?

14,890 people in the United States have the last name Schaeffer, about 1 in 20,074. It ranks #2,391 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

SCHAEFFER

#2,391

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
14,890
About
1 in 20,074
This common or more
49.9%
Who bears it

Of the 14,890 people with the last name Schaeffer, 90.4% reported their origin as White, 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Schaeffer

1 other last name also has 14,890 people.

#2,391 Nickerson · 14,890

Either side of Schaeffer

#2,390 Tilley · 14,894#2,391 Nickerson · 14,890#2,393 Anders · 14,889#2,394 Ring · 14,879

Spelled almost the same

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

#857 Schaefer · 39,427#1,447 Schafer · 24,003#1,776 Schaffer · 19,727#14,748 Schiffer · 1,933#17,407 Scheffer · 1,588#21,991 Schiefer · 1,205#26,940 Schieffer · 951#54,291 Scheaffer · 410

Also a first name

As a first name, Schaeffer ranks #52,745 of 53,615, with 105 people. See Schaeffer as a first name

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