US Population With Last Name Shaffer By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 59,227 people in the US whose last name was Shaffer, and the rate of occurence of the Shaffer last name was 21.96 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Shaffer identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (94.61%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.20%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.27%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Shaffer By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Non-Hisp Black
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp ANHPI
Non-Hisp AIAN

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Shaffer last name.

US Population With Last Name Shaffer By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 56035 94.61
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 1303 2.20
Hispanic or Latino 752 1.27
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 693 1.17
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 237 0.40
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 213 0.36