Schaeffler — Family Name, Records and Arms

There is no single Schaeffler family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Meaning of the name

Search old registers for Schaeffler and you will soon meet Scheffler too. The family name meaning is “Bushel maker”, the same as for Scheffler.

Records show Schaeffler as one of the forms Scheffler took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Schäffler and Scheffel. 218 Americans were listed as Schaeffler in the 2010 census.

Get the complete Schaeffler report, with a museum-style coat of arms.