Hoffman Surname
Approximately 223,445 people bear this surname
Hoffman Surname Definition:
(German) One who worked a large farm either as owner or manager; the farm, or manor, servant.
Hoffman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 184,590 | 1:1,964 | 178 |
| South Africa | 9,775 | 1:5,542 | 692 |
| Canada | 7,245 | 1:5,086 | 740 |
| Australia | 4,637 | 1:5,822 | 852 |
| Poland | 3,142 | 1:12,097 | 1,749 |
| England | 1,827 | 1:30,497 | 4,087 |
| Brazil | 1,467 | 1:145,927 | 5,584 |
| Ghana | 1,455 | 1:18,571 | 2,344 |
| Netherlands | 1,298 | 1:13,010 | 1,893 |
| Argentina | 946 | 1:45,183 | 3,814 |
| Sweden | 885 | 1:11,126 | 974 |
| New Zealand | 640 | 1:7,076 | 1,200 |
| Germany | 624 | 1:129,015 | 15,714 |
| Hungary | 539 | 1:18,212 | 2,064 |
| Czechia | 391 | 1:27,196 | 4,333 |
| Belgium | 333 | 1:34,524 | 5,610 |
| Thailand | 237 | 1:298,052 | 51,367 |
| Russia | 186 | 1:774,855 | 64,192 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Jamaica | 179 | 1:16,033 | 1,506 |
| Dominican Republic | 177 | 1:58,943 | 2,908 |
| Mexico | 169 | 1:734,475 | 11,112 |
| Finland | 135 | 1:40,716 | 5,124 |
| Venezuela | 122 | 1:247,574 | 6,160 |
| Ireland | 108 | 1:43,601 | 3,325 |
| Philippines | 108 | 1:937,391 | 83,277 |
| Liberia | 102 | 1:43,221 | 3,943 |
| Suriname | 102 | 1:5,418 | 1,247 |
| France | 101 | 1:657,651 | 84,833 |
| Romania | 101 | 1:198,791 | 19,901 |
| Slovakia | 95 | 1:56,173 | 10,849 |
| Scotland | 90 | 1:59,487 | 4,887 |
| Chile | 85 | 1:207,253 | 6,537 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:38,204 | 3,749 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| Uruguay | 71 | 1:48,335 | 5,418 |
| Ecuador | 67 | 1:237,401 | 8,339 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 1:237,511 | 26,018 |
| Costa Rica | 63 | 1:75,874 | 1,440 |
| Spain | 59 | 1:792,407 | 32,853 |
| Croatia | 52 | 1:81,319 | 13,910 |
| Austria | 47 | 1:181,179 | 23,261 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Panama | 34 | 1:115,066 | 4,183 |
| Norway | 32 | 1:160,696 | 19,635 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| China | 25 | 1:54,692,863 | 2,965 |
| Kazakhstan | 22 | 1:803,750 | 51,043 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 22 | 1:5,017 | 770 |
| Japan | 19 | 1:6,728,647 | 42,320 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| Hong Kong | 17 | 1:431,499 | 3,260 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| South Korea | 14 | 1:3,660,018 | 674 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Puerto Rico | 10 | 1:355,014 | 2,904 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 60 | 1:73,831 | 5,346 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 607 | 1:40,157 | 5,104 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,380 | 1:1,551 | 158 |
Hoffman (1,291) may also be a first name.
Hoffman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who worked a large farm either as owner or manager; the farm, or manor, servant.
(from an ancestor's occupation) or (an invented surname) The German word Hofman is a farmer who owns his land. Possibly, a Jew taking this name was such a farmer. Other Jews selected the name Hoffman from their employment at the court (Hof) of a prince or duke. Most Jewish Hoffmans selected the name as a symbol of Hoffnung (“hope”) and Hoffman meant “a man of hope.”
Germ, hofmann, a courtier.
(Dutch.) From Hoofdman, a captain, a director, head or chief man. Hofman, from Hof, a court—the man of the court.
Hoffman Demographics
Average Male Hoffman Height
177.18 cm
Average Female Hoffman Height
163.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hoffman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hoffman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hoffman (Arabic: هوفمان) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hoffman? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,473rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,614 people. Hoffman is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Hoffman are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hoffman is also the 219,201st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 1,291 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 184,590 people, or 1 in 1,964. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 136 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Hoffman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hoffman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 570 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 301 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 180 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 312 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hoffman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Hoffman surname is primarily Anglican (58%) in Ireland and Orthodox (64%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Hoffman last name are 34.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.59% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hoffman earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning 351,965 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,701 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.71% more than the national average, earning R 305,868 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.25% less than the national average, earning $21,965,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $46,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $51,909 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hoffman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hoffman in the Arabic language | ||
| هوفمان | hwfman | - |
| هوفمن | hwfmn | - |
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Hoffman Reference & Research
Hoffman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hoffman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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