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The Schaffner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,927 people carried this name — #8,415 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,813 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,407 people named Schaffner live in Switzerland.

They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Aargau 636
Basel-Landschaft 452
Zurich 352
Bern 184
Jura 118
Basel-Stadt 116
Solothurn 91
Vaud 73

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 544 people named Schaffner.

41 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 41
Bas-Rhin 186
Haut-Rhin 96
Paris 60
Moselle 29
Meurthe-et-Moselle 17
Doubs 17
Hauts-de-Seine 12
Vosges 9

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 107 people named Schaffner 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 90
City of Buenos Aires 17

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

In print

Schaffner in American newspapers,
1920–1922.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Schaffner
The Washington Times 1920-10-15
Newspaper page from The Natchitoches Enterprise carrying the name Schaffner
The Natchitoches Enterprise 1922-01-19
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Schaffner
Evening Star 1920-07-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 143,808 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Schaffner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christoph Schaffner d. 1563 · physician
  • Jakob Schaffner d. 1883 · gardener
  • Martin Schaffner 1478–1548 · engraver
  • Martin Schaffner 1564–1608 · pharmacist
  • Nicolas Antoine Schaffner 1780–1860 · composer
  • Nicolas Antoine Schaffner 1790–1860 · composer

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

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