How Many People Are Named Armand Schaefer?

There are approximately 1 people named Armand Schaefer living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Armand with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Schaefer. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Armand

Last Name

Schaefer

Armand: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Armand. The peak year was 1918 with 351 births. The average person named Armand today is 51 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Armand

In the 2020 Census, the first name Armand was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.78%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (16.24%) and Hispanic (14.26%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Armand in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Armand rose or fell over time.

White

59.78%

Black

16.24%

Hispanic

14.26%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.34%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.44%

Two or More Races

3.94%

Ancestry of the Schaefer Surname

The surname Schaefer was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Schaefer in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

92.57%

Black

0.49%

Hispanic

2.98%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.82%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.22%

Two or More Races

2.92%

How we calculated this

The first name "Armand" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Schaefer" appears at a rate of 13.19 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Armand are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Armand

Armand Smith Armand Johnson Armand Williams Armand Jones Armand Brown Armand Garcia Armand Assante

Other people with the surname Schaefer

Michael Schaefer James Schaefer John Schaefer David Schaefer Robert Schaefer William Schaefer

Armand Schaefer: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Armand Schaefer?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Armand Schaefer are alive in the United States today. The first name Armand is shared by 7,262 Americans, and the surname Schaefer is shared by 45,212.

How rare is the name Armand Schaefer?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Armand is rare and the surname Schaefer is uncommon.

Is Armand a male or female name?

Armand is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1918 and the average bearer today is 51 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Armand?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Armand was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.78%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (16.24%) and Hispanic (14.26%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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