The schaefer Surname
schaefer Name Meaning and History
German (Schäfer) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational
name for a shepherd, from an agent derivative of German Schaf,
Middle High German schaf ‘sheep’. This name is
widespread throughout central and eastern Europe.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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