Haushofer is a

German language German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switze ...

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, which means a worker or manager of a farm house or manor house.''Dictionary of American Family Names''
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Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 5 January 2016. Related names include Hoffman, Hofer and Höfer. The surname Haushofer may refer to *

Albrecht Haushofer Albrecht Georg Haushofer (7 January 1903 – 23 April 1945) was a German geographer, diplomat, author and member of the German Resistance to Nazism. Life Haushofer was born in Munich, the son of the retired World War I general and geographer K ...

(1903–1945), German geographer *

Karl Haushofer Karl Ernst Haushofer (27 August 1869 – 10 March 1946) was a German general, professor, geographer, and diplomat. Haushofer's concept of Geopolitik influenced the ideological development of Adolf Hitler. Rudolf Hess was also a student of ...

(1869–1946), German general and geographer * Marlen Haushofer (1920–1970), Austrian author * Max Haushofer (1811–1866), German painter

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