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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 ...

. In the Netherlands, exactly 10,000 people carried the name in 2007, while in Belgium, 1707 people were named Hofman in 1998.Hofman
at familienaam.be Elsewhere, the surname could be derived from the German equivalents

Hoffman Hoffman is a surname of German origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelled Hoffma ...

Hoffmann Hoffmann is a German language, German surname. People A *Adolph Hoffmann (1858–1930), German politician *Albert Hoffmann (horticulturist), Albert Hoffmann (1846–1924), German horticulturist *Alexander Hoffmann (politician), Alexander Hoffma ...

. * Adam Hofman (b. 1980), Polish politician * Anna Hofman-Uddgren (1868–1947), Swedish actress, cabaret singer and film director * Bobby Hofman (1925–1994), American baseball player *

Branko Hofman Branko Hofman (29 November 1929 – 12 June 1991) was a Slovene poet, writer and playwright. As well as his poetry he is best known for his 1981 novel ''Noč do jutra'' (Night Till Morning) that deals with the subject of the Goli Otok prison. ...

(1929–1991), Slovene poet *

Corinne Hofman Corinne Lisette Hofman FBA (born 10 July 1959) is a Dutch professor of Caribbean Archaeology at Leiden University since 2007, where has been awarded several accolades including the Dutch Spinoza Prize. In 2023 University of Leiden placed her on ...

(b. 1959), Dutch archaeologist *

David Hofman David George Ronald Hofman (23 September 1908 – 9 May 2003) served as a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Baháʼí Faith, between 1963 and 1988. He worked as the world's first television presenter for ...

(1908–2003), member of the Universal House of Justice * Ethel G. Hofman (b. 1939), Jewish American culinary author *

Florentijn Hofman Florentijn Hofman (born 16 April 1977) is a Dutch artist who creates urban installations like the Rubber Duck (sculpture), ''Rubber Duck'' and the ''HippopoThames'', a 2014 installation on the River Thames in London. Life and career Hofman wa ...

(b. 1977), Dutch artist * (1758–1835), Flemish poet and playwright * Jan Cornelis Hofman (1889–1966), Dutch art painter * Joanna Hofman (b. 1967), Polish actress, diplomat *

Ota Hofman Ota Hofman, alias Ota Dvorský (10 April 1928 in Prague — 17 May 1989 in Prague) was Czechoslovak writer of children's literature and young adult literature and a screenwriter. One of his most famous characters is Pan Tau, co-authored with f ...

(1928–1989), Czech children's author * Pieter Hofman (1640–1692), Flemish Baroque painter * René Hofman (b. 1961), Dutch footballer * Robin Hofman (b. 1986), Dutch footballer * Rogier Hofman (b. 1986), Dutch field hockey player * (b. 1981), Dutch handball player * Solly Hofman (1882–1956), American baseball player *

Vlastislav Hofman Vlastislav Hofman (6 February 1884 – 28 August 1964) was an artist and architect who lived and worked first in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later in Czechoslovakia. Though he was a painter, set designer, graphic artist, furniture designe ...

(1884–1964), Czech artist and architect * Wlastimil Hofman (1881–1970), Polish painter *

Wim Hofman Wim Hofman ( Oostkapelle, February 2, 1941) is a Dutch author. After elementary school he joined the seminary in Sterksel, because he wanted to become a missionary. He started writing books early, and published his first novel, "Welwel, de zeer g ...

(b. 1941), Dutch author

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