How Common Is the Last Name Schaefer?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Schaefer today

45,466

Ranked #841 of 162,254 published surnames · 13.92 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 41,063 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

95.05%

Black

0.46%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.68%

Hispanic

2.16%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.