Schiefer Family History
Schiefer Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a roofer from Middle High German schiver ‘splinter (stone or wood)’ Middle Low German schiver ‘slate shingle’ German Schiefer ‘slate’. German (Lower Rhine): variant of Schaefer .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022