Schaeffer is a German surname. It is a variant of Schaefer, from German word schäfer ("shepherd") and of Schaffer, from a noun (meaning steward or bailiff) derived from Middle High German schaffen.

People with the surname

A

  • Albert Charles Schaeffer (1907–1957), American mathematician

B

  • Billy Schaeffer (born 1951), American basketball player
  • Boguslaw Schaeffer (1929–2019), Polish composer and theoretician
  • Brent Schaeffer (born 1986), American football player

C

  • Charles Frederick Schaeffer (1807–1879), American Lutheran clergyman
  • Charles William Schaeffer (1813–1896), American Lutheran clergyman and theologian
  • Chester Schaeffer (1902–1992), American film editor
  • Claude Schaeffer (1898–1982), French archaeologist
  • Claude E. Schaeffer (1901–1969), American ethnologist

D

  • David Frederick Schaeffer (1787–1837), American Lutheran clergyman
  • Dietrich Schaeffer (1933–2010), German politician

E

  • Edith Schaeffer (1914–2013), Chinese-American Christian author, wife of Francis
  • Eric Schaeffer (born 1962), American actor
  • Eric D. Schaeffer, American theatre director

F

  • Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984), American-French theologian, philosopher, and founder of L'Abri
  • Frank Schaeffer (born 1952), French son of Francis
  • Frederick Christian Schaeffer (1792–1832), American Lutheran clergyman
  • Frederick David Schaeffer (1760–1836), German-born American Lutheran clergyman
  • Fritz Schaeffer (1888-1967), German politician

G

  • Georg Anton Schäffer, (1779–1836), German physician and adventurer
  • George Schaeffer, American football coach

H

  • Harry Schaeffer (1924–2008), American baseball player

J

  • Jacob Christian Schaeffer (1718–1790), German scientist
  • Jack Schaeffer (1907–1991), American musician, record producer and clarinetist
  • James Schaeffer (1885–1972), American college sports coach
  • James Soloman Schaeffer, American drum major and leader of the Highty-Tighties
  • Jim Schaeffer, American drum major and leader of the Highty-Tighties
  • Jody Schaeffer, American cartoonist and co-creator of Megas XLR
  • John Schaeffer (art collector) (1941–2020), Australian art collector and businessman
  • John Schaeffer (environmentalist) (born 1949), American solar power advocate
  • John Schaeffer (trainer) (born 1951), American fitness trainer and author
  • John Nevin Schaeffer (1882–1942), American classicist
  • Jonathan Schaeffer, Canadian computer scientist

L

  • Lucien Schaeffer (1928–2016), French football player
  • Lawrence Schaeffer (born 1947), American geneticist

M

  • Matthew Schaeffer, American guitarist in the rock band Monovox
  • Mead Schaeffer (1898–1980), American artist and illustrator

P

  • Pierre Schaeffer (1910–1995), French musician and pioneer of musique concrète

R

  • Rebecca Schaeffer (1967–1989), American actress who was murdered by a fan
  • Roberto Schaefer, American photographer

S

  • Sandra Schaeffer (born 1946), American singer, author and game inventor
  • Serafia Fredrika Schaeffer (1800-1887), Finnish herbal healer
  • Stefanie Schaeffer (born 1974), The Apprentice 6 winner
  • Steve Schaeffer (born 1954), American studio musician

T

  • Tarah Lynne Schaeffer (born 1984), American actress, Sesame Street
  • Theresa Schaeffer, 19th century German composer
  • Tom Schaeffer (1940–2020), Swedish curler

W

  • Wendy Schaeffer (born 1974), Australian equestrian
  • Wolfgang Schaeffer (born 2009), American actor

See also

  • Schaefer
  • Schaeffler (surname)

References

  • WhitePages.com: People with the surname Schaeffer located in the United States