Hoffman

English

Etymology

Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.

Proper noun

Hoffman (countable and uncountable, plural Hoffmans)

1. A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A village in Clinton County, Illinois.
   2. A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
   3. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
   4. An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
   5. A town in Richmond County, North Carolina.
   6. A town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
3. A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

Derived terms

• Hoffman Estates

 

Translations

surname Hoffman

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 霍夫曼 (zh) (Huòfūmàn)

• Hebrew: הופמן (Hofman)
• Russian: Хо́ффман (ru) m or f (Xóffman), Го́ффман m or f (Góffman)
• Yiddish: האָפֿמאַן (hofman)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoffman is the 224^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 131,401 individuals. Hoffman is most common among White (94.1%) individuals.