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* [[Ronald W. Schafer]] (born 1938), American electrical engineer and academic
* [[Ronald W. Schafer]] (born 1938), American electrical engineer and academic
* [[Ed Schafer]] (born 1946), American state politician and United States Secretary of Agriculture
* [[Ed Schafer]] (born 1946), American state politician and United States Secretary of Agriculture
* [[William J. Schafer]] (born 1948), Actor in film and on Stage
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;Born after 1950



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Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word "Schäfer", meaning shepherd,[1] which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common surnames.

Schaefer

Born in 1800–1899
Born in 1900–1949
Born after 1950

Schaeffer

Schäfer

Born after 1800
Born after 1900
Born after 1950

Schäffer

Born after 1800
Born after 1950

Schafer

Born after 1800
Born after 1900
Born after 1950
Born after 1800
Born after 1900
Born after 1950

Shafer

Born after 1800
Born after 1900


Born after 1950

Shaffer

Born after 1800
Born after 1900
Born after 1950

See also

References

  1. ^ Morten, Oren Frederic; Cole, J.R. (1914), "III. The Old Frontier and the American Highlander", A History of Preston County, West Virginia, Part 1 (Google eBook), vol. 1, Kingwood, West Virginia: The Journal Publishing Company, p. 312, retrieved 14 August 2011