About the Safr Surname

Safr sits within the Schäfer family of names, which has German roots. In origin, the name means “Shepherd”. Before spelling was fixed, Schäfer was also written Safr. Other spellings include Schafhirt, Schäper and Schaeper.

Arms linked to Schäfer and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Safr report, with a museum-style coat of arms.