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Schiffer Surname Meaning

German: occupational name for a mariner or boatman from an agent derivative of Middle High German schif ‘ship’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Schiffer ‘boatman’ ‘skipper’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish female personal name Shifre derived from a Hebrew word meaning ‘beautiful’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Schiffer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Schiffer family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Schiffer families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 2 Schiffer families living in London. This was about 40% of all the recorded Schiffer's in United Kingdom. London and 1 other county had the highest population of Schiffer families in 1891.
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What did your Schiffer ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Schiffer. 100% of Schiffer women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Schiffer. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Schiffer. For the veterans among your Schiffer ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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