About Schaffhausen
The surname Schaffhausen is of German origin and is derived from the name of a city in Switzerland. It is a habitational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from Schaffhausen. The name Schaffhausen is composed of two elements: "Schaff," meaning sheep, and "hausen," meaning houses or dwellings. Therefore, the surname Schaffhausen can be interpreted to mean "sheep houses" or "dwellings of sheep."
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The surname Schaffhausen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Schaffhausen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Schaffhausen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Schaffhausen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.