How common is the last name Schafer?

24,003 people in the United States have the last name Schafer, about 1 in 12,453. It ranks #1,447 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SCHAFER

#1,447

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
24,003
About
1 in 12,453
This common or more
44%
Who bears it

Of the 24,003 people with the last name Schafer, 92.6% reported their origin as White, 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino and 3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Schafer

#1,445 Pagan · 24,020#1,446 Leslie · 24,015#1,448 Brandon · 23,986#1,449 Quick · 23,981

Spelled almost the same

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

#857 Schaefer · 39,427#1,776 Schaffer · 19,727#2,391 Schaeffer · 14,890#13,216 Schober · 2,214#13,296 Schaper · 2,197#14,748 Schiffer · 1,933#17,407 Scheffer · 1,588#21,991 Schiefer · 1,205

Also a first name

As a first name, Schafer ranks #47,684 of 53,615, with 136 people. See Schafer as a first name

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