The Schafferer Last Name

Clerks wrote Schaffer in many ways, and Schafferer is one that stuck.

At root, the name means “Shepherd / steward”. Schafferer adds -er to the root of Schaffer, a common way of forming related surnames. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Schaeffer, Shaffer and Scheffer.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Schafferer family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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