Schaff surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Schaff surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,881 people carried this name — #11,035 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 102,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,816 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 485 people named Schaff.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Moselle 270
Meurthe-et-Moselle 79
Paris 25
Bas-Rhin 14
Haut-Rhin 12
Aube 8
Yvelines 8
Var 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 58 people named Schaff live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 58

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 21 people named Schaff live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Liège 11
Hainaut 10

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Schaff in American newspapers,
1915–1921.

Newspaper page from The Telegraph-courier carrying the name Schaff
The Telegraph-courier 1915-10-14
Newspaper page from The Donaldsonville Chief carrying the name Schaff
The Donaldsonville Chief 1921-10-01
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Schaff
Evening Star 1920-10-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,715 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Schaff,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Philip Schaff
    Philip Schaff 1819–1893 · writer
  • Philip Schaff
    Philip Schaff 1819–1893 · writer
  • David Schley Schaff
    David Schley Schaff 1852–1941 · cleric
  • Adam Schaff
    Adam Schaff 1913–2006 · university teacher
  • Morris Schaff 1840–1929 · writer
  • Israel Schaff 1865–1938 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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