as a Last Name
- 24,893
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Shafer
Meaning & Origins
Americanized spelling of German Schaefer‘shepherd’ or Schaffer‘steward’.
| 1,207th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 24,893
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Shafer per capita
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