Explore the Family Name Schaffert

The meaning of Schaffert

1. German and Swiss German: habitational name from a place so named in Switzerland. 2. German (Silesia): from a shortened form of Schaffroth, a nickname for someone who is ready to give advice, Middle High German schaffen ‘to create, to bring about’ + rāt ‘counsel’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Horst.

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How common is the last name Schaffert in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Schaffert has seen a slight decline in the first decade of the 21st century. In 2000, it was ranked as the 49,249th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to 54,990th. The total count of people with this surname also decreased over this period, from 401 in 2000 to 374 in 2010, marking a 6.73% drop. The proportion of the population with the surname Schaffert per every 100,000 people fell by 13.33% from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,249	#54,990	-11.66%
Count	401	374	-6.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schaffert

According to the same census data, the ethnic identity of those with the surname Schaffert showed a small shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 97.51% of those with the Schaffert surname identified as white, dropping slightly to 95.99% in 2010. Notably, while there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic within this surname group in 2000, by 2010, the Hispanic representation increased to 1.60%. However, there were no recorded changes in the number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.51%	95.99%	-1.56%
Hispanic	0%	1.6%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%