Find out how popular the last name Scifers is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Scifers.

Scifers, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Scifers surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Scifers in America

Scifers is the 153769th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Scifers surname appeared 106 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Scifers.

The history of the last name Scifers

The surname SCIFERS is believed to have originated in Germany, possibly as early as the 12th century. It is thought to be derived from the Middle High German word "schiffer," which means "boatman" or "sailor." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to an individual who worked on boats or ships, either as a sailor or perhaps as a shipbuilder.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SCIFERS surname can be found in the Staatsarchiv Hamburg, a German state archive containing historical records from the city of Hamburg. Here, the name appears in a document dated 1387, which mentions a "Hans Schiffer" who was a merchant and ship owner.

In the 15th century, the name SCIFERS is also found in various records from the region of Bavaria, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire. A notable individual from this period was Johann Schiefer, a master stonemason who was born in Nuremberg around 1460 and worked on several important architectural projects, including the Frauenkirche in Munich.

By the 16th century, variations of the SCIFERS surname had spread to other parts of Europe, including the Netherlands and England. In 1587, a Dutch merchant named Pieter Schiefers is recorded as having traded with the English East India Company.

In the 17th century, a family named SCIFERS settled in the American colonies, with records showing a Jacob Schiefer arriving in Pennsylvania in 1683. One of his descendants, John Schiefer (1723-1796), served as a militia captain during the American Revolutionary War.

Another notable individual with the SCIFERS surname was the German-American inventor and industrialist John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869), whose original surname was Schiefer before it was anglicized. Roebling is best known for designing and constructing the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.

Throughout history, the SCIFERS name has also been associated with various places, such as the village of Schiefer in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and the Schiefer Creek in Pennsylvania, which was likely named after the early SCIFERS settlers in the area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Scifers

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Scifers.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Scifers was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Scifers was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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