Hoffmann (family name)

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Hoffmann is a common German family name.

Origin of name

When Hofmann and Hoffmann were referred to the tenant of a farmhouse or the landlords to services committed farmers , sometimes a courtier . The old Franconian name Huber is related . Hobemann is the Hessian variant and Havemann / Hamann is Low German. Hoffmann was the most common professional name in Silesia, roughly corresponding to the West and South German Meier, i.e. estate manager at stately courts, including on patrician estates.

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Distribution of the Hoffmann variant in Germany 2005

There are numerous variants, most of which go back to the above-mentioned origin:

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See also

frequency

The spelling Hoffmann is in 10th place of the most common German family names , Hofmann in 23rd place. The similarly related names Bauer , Huber and Meyer are even more common in most German-speaking regions. Research has shown that the Meyer name and its variants are very common in the north and south, while the Hoffmann name is more common between these areas.

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Wiktionary: Hoffmann  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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