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Schafer Surname Origin
(Origin German) Occupational - a shepherd.
Schafer Surname Meaning and Family Facts
Schafer Last Name Meaning
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A Schafer Family History Thought:
'If you would not be forgotten,
As soon as you are dead and rotten,
Either write things worthy of reading,
Or do things worthy of writing.' --Benjamin Franklin, May 1738