Explore the Family Name Shaffner

The meaning of Shaffner

Americanized form of German Schaffner.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Shaffner has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Shaffner was ranked as the 18,994th most popular surname in the United States, dropping to 20,125th position by 2010, marking a decline of approximately 5.95%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname remained steady at 1,327 for both years. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 residents declined from 0.49 in 2000 to 0.45 in 2010, a decrease of about 8.16%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,994	#20,125	-5.95%
Count	1,327	1,327	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.45	-8.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shaffner

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Shaffner. The majority of people with this surname identified as White, accounting for 96.08% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.80% by 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Black rose by 29.28%, albeit from a relatively small base of 1.81% in 2000 to 2.34% in 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic remained steady at 1.06%, there was a notable increase in individuals claiming two or more races, rising from 0.53% in 2000 to 1.13% in 2010, an increase of 113.21%. There was no reported change in the representation of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native in these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.08%	94.8%	-1.33%
Black	1.81%	2.34%	29.28%
Two or More Races	0.53%	1.13%	113.21%
Hispanic	1.06%	1.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%