How Many People Are Named Franklin Schaffner?

There are approximately 1 people named Franklin Schaffner 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 Franklin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Schaffner. 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

Franklin

Last Name

Schaffner

Franklin: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Franklin. The peak year was 1933 with 5,387 births. The average person named Franklin today is 53 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Franklin

In the 2020 Census, the first name Franklin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (57.81%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (20.22%) and Black (14.38%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Franklin 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 Franklin rose or fell over time.

White

57.81%

Black

14.38%

Hispanic

20.22%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.43%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.14%

Two or More Races

3.03%

Ancestry of the Schaffner Surname

The surname Schaffner 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 Schaffner 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

92.23%

Black

0.71%

Hispanic

2.43%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.99%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.16%

Two or More Races

3.48%

How we calculated this

The first name "Franklin" has an estimated frequency of 0.0234% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Schaffner" appears at a rate of 1.28 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 Franklin 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 Franklin

Franklin Smith Franklin Johnson Franklin Williams Franklin Brown Franklin Jones Franklin Garcia Franklin Nelson Franklin Pierce

Other people with the surname Schaffner

Michael Schaffner James Schaffner John Schaffner David Schaffner Robert Schaffner William Schaffner

Franklin Schaffner: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Franklin Schaffner?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Franklin Schaffner are alive in the United States today. The first name Franklin is shared by 80,054 Americans, and the surname Schaffner is shared by 4,380.

How rare is the name Franklin Schaffner?

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

Is Franklin a male or female name?

Franklin is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1933 and the average bearer today is 53 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Franklin?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Franklin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (57.81%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (20.22%) and Black (14.38%). 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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