Schaefer is an alternative spelling and
cognate for the
German wordschäfer, meaning
'shepherd',[1] which itself descends from the
Old High Germanscāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the
anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common
surnames.
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Schäfer
Surname list
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surnameSchäfer. If an
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Born after 1800
Wilhelm Schäfer (1868–1952), German Naturalist writer and magazine publisher
Dirk Schäfer (1873–1931), Dutch pianist and composer
Karl Emil Schäfer (1891–1917), German World War I pilot, recipient of the Pour le Mérite
Born after 1900
Emanuel Schäfer (1900–1974), officer in the German SS, head of Serbian security police during World War II
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surnameSchäffer. If an
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Born after 1800
Saint
Anna Schäffer (1882–1925), German mystic, canonized by Pope Benedict in 2012
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surnameSchafer. If an
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surnameSchaffer. If an
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Born after 1800
Károly Schaffer (1864–1939), Hungarian anatomist and neurologist
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surnameShafer. If an
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This page lists people with the
surnameSchaefer. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
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given name(s) to the link.
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and
cognate for the
German wordschäfer, meaning
'shepherd',[1] which itself descends from the
Old High Germanscāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the
anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common
surnames.
This page lists people with the
surnameSchaeffer. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
Schäfer
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameSchäfer. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
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given name(s) to the link.
Born after 1800
Wilhelm Schäfer (1868–1952), German Naturalist writer and magazine publisher
Dirk Schäfer (1873–1931), Dutch pianist and composer
Karl Emil Schäfer (1891–1917), German World War I pilot, recipient of the Pour le Mérite
Born after 1900
Emanuel Schäfer (1900–1974), officer in the German SS, head of Serbian security police during World War II
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surnameSchäffer. If an
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Born after 1800
Saint
Anna Schäffer (1882–1925), German mystic, canonized by Pope Benedict in 2012
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surnameSchafer. If an
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surnameSchaffer. If an
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Born after 1800
Károly Schaffer (1864–1939), Hungarian anatomist and neurologist
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surnameShafer. If an
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This page lists people with the
surnameSchaefer. If an
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