The Sheffer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,692 people carried this name — #8,870 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,590 in 2000.

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In print

Sheffer in American newspapers,
1888–1921.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Sheffer
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1921-01-07
Newspaper page from The Lynden Tribune carrying the name Sheffer
The Lynden Tribune 1914-04-16
Newspaper page from The Lusk Herald carrying the name Sheffer
The Lusk Herald 1888-05-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,630 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Sheffer in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

163 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sheffer. The most, 46, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 104
Queensland 30
Victoria 20
South Australia 4
Western Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sheffer.

Who carried it

People named Sheffer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Yuri Sheffer
    Yuri Sheffer 1947–2001 · military officer
  • Yuri Sheffer
    Yuri Sheffer 1947–2001 · military officer
  • Daniel Sheffer 1783–1880 · judge
  • Leo Schaeffer 1894–1988 · screenwriter
  • Leo Schaeffer 1894–1988 · screenwriter
  • Isador M. Sheffer 1901–1992 · mathematician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sheffer,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States329 records

329 records of the Sheffer name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 121
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 70
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 62
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 44
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 21
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clyde O. Sheffer

    Born 1907 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Chicago; hospital attendant from Union County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Friendship Cemetery, Dongola, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jean Sheffer

    Arrived at New York in 1837 aboard the Baltimore from Havre, aged 24; farmer. From Hesse Nassau, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John C. Sheffer

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born 1937, died 1990; buried at Gerald B.h. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 329 records for Sheffer in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada31 records

31 records of the Sheffer name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jennie Ceclia Sheffer

    Died 1952 in Caledonia, Queens, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Plazmus Sheffer

    Died 1933 in Maitland Bridge, Queens, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Harriet Ruth Sheffer

    Married 1915 in New Grafton, Queens, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 31 records for Sheffer in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia16 records

16 records of the Sheffer name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sophia Sheffer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Washington Irving, aged 43; French.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Samuel F. Sheffer

    Merchant of New South Wales; died 1929.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Loui Sheffer

    Seaman aboard the Afton, Queensland in 1883.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 16 records for Sheffer in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Sheffer name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Riemer Sheffer

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1881 in St. Johannesga.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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