Hoffman.
A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
Meaning & usage
A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Clinton County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Richmond County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Where this word comes from
Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.
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