The Schiffer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,173 people carried this name — #13,893 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 135,100 people counted. That is up 7% from 2,028 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
124 people named Schiffer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 144 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
103 people named Schiffer live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 88 people named Schiffer.
26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Charente-Maritime.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
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 68 people named Schiffer 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 32 people named Schiffer 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
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
25 people named Schiffer is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Schiffer in American newspapers,
1906–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,764 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schiffer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Sinai Schiffer 1852–1923 · rabbi -
Sinai Schiffer 1852–1923 · rabbi
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Otto Frederich Wilhelm Schiffer d. 1944 · civil servant
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Petrus Georgii Schiffer 1673–1749 · politician
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Matthias Schiffer 1744–1827 · painter
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Anton Schiffer 1811–1876 · artist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schiffer.
- Schiele 1,106 · U.S. census
- Schier 1,033 · U.S. census
- Schierer 222 · U.S. census
- Schiess 728 · U.S. census
- Schifano 847 · U.S. census
- Schiff 3,993 · U.S. census
- Schiffmacher 150 · U.S. census
- Schild 1,686 · U.S. census
- Schilder 302 · U.S. census
- Schildknecht 367 · U.S. census
- Schill 2,923 · U.S. census
- Schillaci 1,021 · U.S. census
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