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'''Schaefer''' is an alternative spelling and [[cognate]] for the [[German language|German word]] [[Wikt:Schäfer|''schäfer'']], meaning [[Wikt:shepherd|'shepherd']],<ref>{{Citation<br />
|last=Morten |first=Oren Frederic |last2=Cole |first2=J.R. |year=1914<br />
|title=A History of Preston County, West Virginia, Part 1<br />
|chapter=III. The Old Frontier and the American Highlander |volume=1 |publisher=[[The Journal Publishing Company]]<br />
|place=[[Kingwood, West Virginia]] |page=312 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hBIwAAAAYAAJ<br />
|accessdate=14 August 2011 |format=Google eBook }}</ref> which itself descends from the [[Old High German]] ''[[Wikt:scāphare|scāphare]]''. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the [[Anglicisation|anglicised]] forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common [[surname]]s.<br />
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==Schaefer==<br />
<!--Anthroponymy statistics: 18 American, 2 Canadian, 2 German, 1 New Zealand, 1 unknown => 75% US, 8% Canada, 8% Germany, 4% NZ--><br />
;Born in 1800–1899<br />
*[[Arnold Schaefer]] (1819–1883), German historian<br />
*[[Germany Schaefer]] (1877–1919), American baseball player<br />
*[[Jacob Schaefer Sr]] (1850–1910), American billiards player<br />
*[[Jacob Schaefer Jr]] (1894–1975) American billiards player<br />
*[[Jacob Schaefer (composer)]] (1888–1936), American composer and conductor<br />
*[[Marie Charlotte Schaefer]] (1874–1927), American physician<br />
*[[Rudolph Jay Schaefer I]] (1863–1923), American businessman<br />
<br />
;Born in 1900–1949<br />
*[[Fred K. Schaefer]] (1904–1953), German and American geographer<br />
*[[Walter V. Schaefer]] (1904–1986), American jurist and educator<br />
*[[Vincent Schaefer]] (1906–1993), American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding<br />
*[[Jack Warner Schaefer]] (1907–1991), American fiction author<br />
*[[Milner Baily Schaefer]] (1912–1970), American fisheries biologist<br />
*[[William Donald Schaefer]] (1921–2011), American politician<br />
*[[Udo Schaefer]] (1926–2019), German Bahá'í author<br />
*[[Will Schaefer]] (1928–2007), American composer <br />
*[[Bill Schaefer (field hockey)]] (1925–2003), New Zealand field hockey player<br />
*[[Kermit Schaefer]] (1923–1979), American writer, broadcast and ''Pardon My Blooper'' record series producer<br />
*[[Daniel Schaefer]] (1936–2006), American politician<br />
*[[James Schaefer]] (1938–2018), American politician and rancher<br />
*[[Bob Schaefer]] (born 1944), American baseball coach<br />
*[[Henry F. Schaefer, III]] (born 1944), American chemist, academic and Protestant educator<br />
*[[Gerard John Schaefer]] (1946–1995), American killer, rapist, and suspected serial killer<br />
*[[Ronald P. Schaefer]] (born 1945), American linguist<br />
<br />
;Born after 1950<br />
*[[Vic Schaefer]] (born 1961), American basketball coach<br />
*[[Peter Schaefer (ice hockey)]] (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player<br />
*[[Jarrett Schaefer]] (born 1979), America film director and screenwriter<br />
*[[Nolan Schaefer]] (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player<br />
*[[Bradley E. Schaefer]], American physicist<br />
*[[Kurt Schaefer]], American academic<br />
*[[Peter Schaefer (author)]], American academic and religious history author<br />
*[[Laura Schaefer (disambiguation)]], multiple people<br />
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==Schaeffer==<br />
{{Main|Schaeffer (surname)}}<br />
{{Surname|Schaeffer}}<br />
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==Schäfer==<br />
{{Surname|Schäfer}}<br />
<!--Anthroponymy statistics: German 14, Dutch 1, Prussian (Czech) 1, Austrian 1, Swiss 1, Danish 1 => 74% Germany, ~5% each for six other European countries --><br />
;Born after 1800<br />
*[[Wilhelm Schäfer]] (1868–1952), German naturalist writer and magazine publisher<br />
*[[Dirk Schäfer]] (1873–1931), Dutch pianist and composer<br />
*[[Karl Emil Schäfer]] (1891–1917), German World War I pilot, recipient of the ''Pour le Mérite''<br />
<br />
;Born after 1899<br />
*[[Emanuel Schäfer]] (1900–1974), German SS officer, head of security police and SD in Serbia during World War II<br />
*[[Gustav Schäfer (rower)]] (1906–1991), German Olympic rower<br />
*[[Karl Schäfer (figure skater)]] (1909–1976), Austrian Olympic figure skater<br />
*[[Ernst Schäfer]] (1910–1992), German hunter, zoologist and ornithologist<br />
*[[Willy Schäfer (handball player)]] (1913–1980), Swiss Olympic field handball player<br />
*[[Paul Schäfer]] (1921–2010), German-Chilean cult leader<br />
*[[Hans Schäfer]] (1927–2017), German retired footballer<br />
*[[Karl Heinz Schäfer]] (1932–1996), German-born composer and arranger working in France<br />
*[[Willy Schäfer (actor)]] (1933–2011), German actor<br />
*[[Barbara Schäfer]] (1934–2024), German politician<br />
*[[Hans-Bernd Schäfer]] (born 1943), German economist and scholar<br />
*[[Manfred Schäfer]] (1943–2023), German-Australian retired professional footballer<br />
*[[Wolf Schäfer]] (born 1942), German-American historian<br />
*[[Wolfgang Schäfer]] (born 1945), German choral conductor and academic<br />
<br />
;Born after 1949<br />
*[[Winfried Schäfer]] (born 1950), German football manager<br />
*[[Anita Schäfer]] (born 1951), German politician<br />
*[[Axel Schäfer]] (born 1952), German politician<br />
*[[Klaus Schäfer (catholic theologian)]] (born 1958), German catholic theologian, priest and author<br />
*[[Michael Schäfer]] (born 1959), Danish football manager<br />
*[[Markus Schäfer]] (born 1961), German tenor<br />
*[[Bärbel Schäfer]] (born 1963), German television presenter<br />
*[[Christine Schäfer]] (born 1965), German soprano<br />
*[[Ingo Schäfer]] (born 1965), German politician<br />
*[[Thomas Schäfer (politician)]] (1966−2020) German lawyer and politician, Minister of Finance in Hesse<br />
*[[Dagmar Schäfer]] (born 1968), German sinologist and historian of science<br />
*[[Jan Schäfer]] (born 1974), German Olympic canoer<br />
*[[Raphael Schäfer]] (born 1979), German footballer<br />
*[[Marcel Schäfer]] (born 1984), German footballer<br />
*[[András Schäfer]] (born 1999), Hungarian footballer<br />
<br />
==Schäffer==<br />
{{Surname|Schäffer}}<br />
<br />
;Born after 1800<br />
*Saint [[Anna Schäffer]] (1882–1925), German mystic, canonized by Pope Benedict in 2012<br />
*[[Charles Schäffer]] (1838–1903), American physician and botanist<br />
*[[Fritz Schäffer]] (1888–1967), German politician<br />
*[[Hugo Schäffer]] (1875-1945), German politician<br />
*[[Julius Schäffer]] (1882–1944), German mycologist<br />
*[[Mary Schäffer Warren]] (1861–1939), American naturalist, illustrator, and explorer in Canada<br />
<br />
;Born after 1950<br />
*[[Andreas Schäffer]] (born 1984), German footballer<br />
<br />
==Schafer==<br />
{{Surname|Schafer}}<br />
<!-- Anthroponymy statistics: 6 American, 2 Canadian, 1 English => 75% US, 25% Canada --><br />
<br />
;Born after 1800<br />
*[[Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer]] (1850–1935), English physiologist<br />
<br />
;Born after 1900<br />
*[[Natalie Schafer]] (1900–1991), American actress<br />
*[[Harold Schafer]] (1912–2001), American entrepreneur<br />
*[[Alice Turner Schafer]] (1915–2009), American mathematician<br />
*[[Richard D. Schafer]] (1918–2014), American mathematician<br />
*[[Roy Schafer]] (1922–2018), American psychologist-psychoanalyst<br />
*[[R. Murray Schafer]] (1933–2021), Canadian composer, writer, music educator and environmentalist<br />
*[[Ronald W. Schafer]] (born 1938), American electrical engineer and academic<br />
*[[Ed Schafer]] (born 1946), American state politician and United States Secretary of Agriculture<br />
;Born after 1950<br />
*[[Avi Schafer]] (born 1998), Japanese basketball player <br />
*[[Tim Schafer]] (born 1967), American computer game designer<br />
*[[Arthur Schafer]] (living), Canadian ethicist and academic<br />
*[[Eric Schafer]] (born 1977), American mixed martial artist<br />
*[[Jordan Schafer]] (born 1986), American baseball player<br />
*[[Hunter Schafer]] (born 1999), American model, activist, and actress<br />
*[[Sakura Schafer-Nameki]], German physicist<br />
<br />
==Schaffer==<br />
{{Surname|Schaffer}}<br />
<!-- Anthroponymy statistics: 2 Hungarian, 1 Swedish, 1 English + 1 British, 1 E. German, 12 American => 67% US, 11% each Hungary and UK, 5.6% each Sweden and East Germany --><br />
;Born after 1800<br />
*[[Károly Schaffer]] (1864–1939), Hungarian anatomist and neurologist<br />
*[[Alfréd Schaffer]] (1893–1945), Hungarian footballer<br />
<br />
;Born after 1900<br />
*[[Jimmie Schaffer]] (born 1936), American baseball player<br />
*[[Janne Schaffer]] (born 1945), Swedish songwriter and guitarist<br />
<br />
;Born after 1950<br />
*[[Simon Schaffer]] (born 1955), English academic<br />
*[[Frank Schaffer]] (born 1958), East German Olympic athlete<br />
*[[Bob Schaffer]] (born 1962), American state politician<br />
*[[Jon Schaffer]] (born 1968), American guitarist and songwriter<br />
*[[Daniel Schaffer]] (born 1969), British graphic novelist<br />
*[[Akiva Schaffer]] (born 1977), American comedy writer and songwriter<br />
*[[Denny Schaffer]] (living), American radio personality<br />
*[[Gail Schaffer]] (living), American state politician<br />
*[[Ken Schaffer]] (living), American inventor<br />
*[[Lewis Schaffer]] (born 1957), American comedian<br />
*[[Jonathan Schaffer]] (living), American-Australian philosopher<br />
<br />
==Shafer==<br />
{{Surname|Shafer}}<br />
;Born after 1800<br />
*[[Jacob K. Shafer]] (1823–1876), American national politician<br />
*[[William T. Shafer]] (1825–1882), American politician from Pennsylvania<br />
*[[Orator Shafer]] (1851–1922), American baseball player<br />
*[[John Adolph Shafer]] (1863–1918), American botanist<br />
*[[Taylor Shafer]] (1866–1945), American baseball player<br />
*[[George F. Shafer]] (1888–1948), American state politician<br />
*[[Tillie Shafer]] (1889–1962), American baseball player<br />
*[[Phil Shafer]] (1891–1971), American racecar driver<br />
*[[Paul W. Shafer]] (1893–1954), American politician<br />
<br />
;Born after 1900<br />
*[[Ruth Shafer]] (1912 – 1972), American engineer<br />
*[[Raymond P. Shafer]] (1917–2006), American state politician<br />
*[[Whitey Shafer]] (1934–2019), American country songwriter and musician<br />
*[[Drew Shafer]] (1936–1989), American gay rights activist<br />
*[[Glenn Shafer]] (born 1946), American mathematician, co-developer of Dempster-Shafer theory<br />
<br />
;Born after 1950<br />
*[[Grant Shafer]] (born 1951), American biblical scholar and Judaic historian<br />
*[[Jack Shafer]] (born 1951), American journalist and columnist<br />
*[[Ross Shafer]] (born 1954), American comedian and motivational speaker<br />
*[[Robert R. Shafer]] (born 1958), American actor<br />
*[[Dirk Shafer]] (born 1962), American model, actor, screenwriter and director<br />
*[[Scott Shafer]] (born 1967), American college football coach<br />
*[[David Shafer (politician)]] (born 1965), American politician<br />
*[[Jeremy Shafer]] (born 1970s), American entertainer and oragamist<br />
*[[Justin Shafer]] (born 1992), American baseball player<br />
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==Shaffer==<br />
{{Surname|Shaffer}}<br />
<!-- Anthroponymy statistics: 23 American, 1 Austrian, 1 English, 1 Canadian => 88% US, 3.8% each other nations --><br />
;Born after 1800<br />
*[[Shaffer (baseball)]], baseball player<br />
*[[John Shaffer (governor)|John Shaffer]] (1827–1870), American territorial governor<br />
*[[John D. Shaffer]] (1858–1931), American politician in Iowa<br />
*[[John Shaffer (baseball)|John Shaffer]] (1864–1926), American baseball player<br />
*[[Joseph Crockett Shaffer]] (1880–1958), American national politician<br />
*[[Harry G. Shaffer (politician)|Harry G. Shaffer]] (1885–1971), American state politician<br />
<br />
;Born after 1900<br />
*[[Anthony Shaffer (writer)]] (1926–2001), English playwright, novelist, and screenwriter<br />
*[[David Shaffer]] (born 1936), American physician<br />
*[[Earl Shaffer]] (1918–2002), American outdoorsman and author<br />
*[[Elaine Shaffer]] (1925–1973), American flutist<br />
*[[Harry G. Shaffer]] (1919-2009), Austrian-American economics academic<br />
*[[Jack Shaffer]] (1909–1963), American professional basketball player<br />
*[[James Schaffer|James Shaffer]] (1910–2014), American religious leader<br />
<!-- Please add a source for notability & then restore visibility: *[[Jay C. Shaffer]] (born 1936-) entomologist, curator of lepidoptera at the Natural History Museum, London--><br />
*[[Jim G. Shaffer]] (born 1944), American archeology and anthropology academic<br />
*[[John H. Shaffer]] (1919–1997), American government administrator<br />
*[[Juliet Popper Shaffer]] (born 1932), American psychologist and statistician<br />
*[[Lee Shaffer]] (born 1939), American professional basketball player<br />
*[[Leland Shaffer]] (1912–1993), American professional football player<br />
*[[Louise Shaffer]] (born 1942), American actress, script writer, and author<br />
*[[Tim Shaffer]] (1945-2011), American politician<br />
*[[Mary Shaffer]] (born 1947), American artist<br />
*[[Paul Shaffer]] (born 1949), Canadian-American musician, actor, author, comedian and composer<br />
* Sir [[Peter Shaffer]] (1926–2016), English dramatist and playwright<br />
*[[Robert H. Shaffer]] (1915–2017), American educator<br />
<br />
;Born after 1950<br />
*[[Anthony Shaffer (intelligence officer)|Anthony Shaffer]] (born 1962), American Reserve Army Lieutenant Colonel and CIA intelligence officer<br />
*[[Erica Shaffer]] (born 1970), American actress<br />
*[[James Shaffer]] (born 1970), American guitarist<br />
*[[Matthew Shaffer]] (born 1978), American musical theatre, television, and film actor<br />
*[[Disappearance of Brian Shaffer|Brian Shaffer]] (born 1979), missing American medical student<br />
*[[Kevin Shaffer]] (born 1980), American professional football player<br />
*[[Atticus Shaffer]] (born 1998), American actor<br />
*[[Justin Shaffer]] (born 1998), American football player<br />
*[[Brenda Shaffer]] (living), American political science author<br />
*[[Chris Shaffer]] (living), American singer-songwriter<br />
*[[Kyle Shaffer]] (living), Retired Combat Disabled Marine and Doctor<br />
*[[Deborah Shaffer]] (living), American filmmaker<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Wiktionarypar|Schäfer|Shaefer|Schäffer|Shafer|Shaffer|Schaffer}}<br />
*[[Schafferer]]<br />
*[[Schieffer]]<br />
*[[Sheaffer]]<br />
*[[Shepherd (surname)]]<br />
*[[Schaap]], surname<br />
*[[Schaper]], surname<br />
*[[Michiel Schapers]] (b. 1959), Dutch tennis player<br />
*[[Schaps]], surname<br />
*[[Schapira]], surname<br />
*[[Shapira]], surname<br />
*[[Shapiro]], surname<br />
*[[Shapiro]], surname<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Occupational surnames]]<br />
[[Category:German-language surnames]]<br />
[[Category:Surnames of Jewish origin]]<br />
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