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Definition: The Schäfer surname and its variations such as Schaefer come from the Middle High German "schæfære" meaning shepherd. See SCHAFFER for another possible origin.
Surname Origin:
German
Alternate Surname Spellings:
SCHAEFER, SCHAF, SCHAAP, SCHAEFFER, SHAVER, SCHEFFER
More Resources for the Surname SCHAFER :
Surname Finder - SCHAFER Genealogy & Family Resources SCHAFER Surname & Family Mailing List SCHAFER Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - SCHAFER Genealogy German Genealogy Cousin Connect - SCHAFER Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - SCHAFER Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - SCHAFER Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
