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) (19412020), 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 (18821942), 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

External links

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