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Schaefer
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schäfer Schäfer
English
Alternative forms
en Schafer
Etymology
From en de Schaefer shepherd, an occupational surname; from en gmh schæfære, from late en goh scāphare.
Proper noun
s
en German < occupations Shepherd.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Schaefer is the 841st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 41,063 individuals. Schaefer is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃɛːfɐ/
de De-Schaefer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Schae fer
Proper noun
de proper noun
de Schäfer