Etymology

Hoffman

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Today it means: A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin. Full definition →

German Hoffmann
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  1. German · borrowed fromHoffmann
  2. English todayHoffman

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.