Shaefer Name Meaning, Popularity and Origins
Origin:
German
Gender Distribution:
100% Masculine / 0% Feminine
Meaning:
Shaefer means 'shepherd' in German.
Meaning of the Name Shaefer
Shaefer is a variant spelling of the German name Schaefer, which means 'shepherd' in English. It is derived from the Middle High German word 'schaffaere', which was originally an occupational surname for someone who worked as a shepherd. The name has its origins in Germany and is often used as a surname as well.
Popularity of the Name Shaefer
The popularity for the name Shaefer peaked in popularity in the year 1996 with 7 births, which ranked number 17,705 out of 24,306 unique names for that year. Shaefer had the most male births in 1996 with 7, which ranked number 7,137 out of 10,534 male names.
Nationwide Popularity of Shaefer
Popularity of Shaefer by State
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