Hof is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hof
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

A variation of Hough. A township in Cheshire.

A variant of Hoofe. If of English origin may be connected with the Anglo-Saxon Uffa or Offa, a well-known personal name.

Dweller in a courtyard or fenced-in place; one who came from Hof mening "farm," situated in Germany.

The is the form of Hofer. One who owned or worked a farm; one who came from Hof meaning "farm," in Germany.

The Hof is the variation of Hough. One who came from Hough meaning "spur of hill," in Cheshire.

Of the court or garden.

How popular is Hof?

Hof is common in Netherlands, Germany, United States, France, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, Belgium.

Hof is ranked 39962 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hofs plummeted by 0.7 per cent to 848 since 2000 and slipped by 1432 spots and ranked at 28215. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.28 96.49
Hispanic or Latino 2.12 1.87
Black 0.94 0
Others 0.83 0.7
Hof is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Netherlands which signifies that it is originated from Netherlands. Around 13150 people have been found who wears Hof as their family name. Hof is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Hof:
250 Netherlands5,406
2,695 Germany3,960
21,319 United States1,651
Countries with hundreds of Hof:
16,762 France593
3,282 Switzerland402
5,657 Austria242
19,415 Canada186
15,136 Belgium116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,493 Australia89
43,462 Turkey83
50,089 England55
192,885 Thailand51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
100,923 Ukraine45
20,789 Sweden33
47,625 Czechia25
91,394 Poland23
268,198 Russia21
5,175 Luxembourg20
25,890 New Zealand15
267,947 Brazil15
132,322 South Africa13
138,643 Argentina12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
82,436 Spain9
23,443 Scotland8
31,900 Bulgaria8
728,828 India8
55,549 Norway6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Ann Hof from Germany aboard the Tantivy from Liverpool on June 17, 1852. She is registered to be 8 years old when she arrived in USA. Ann-Dorothea Hof, Joh.Andreas Hof (39), Margaretha Hof (10), Maria Hof, U Hof, aged 6 months old, Jacob Hof (34) Cooper, Farmer Friedrich Hof, August Hof, and 349 other Hof around 56% of whom were farmer while others worked as butcher and shoemaker, weaver, laborer, tailor, daughter, joiner, baker, smith, servant, steward, merchant, undefined code, locksmith migrated to US from Liverpool, Havre and Rotterdam.

Hof Namesakes

  • Robert Van't Hof, former professional tennis player
  • Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist and keyboard-player
  • Dennis Hof, American brothel owner, politician
  • Wim Hof, Dutch extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand extreme cold

Hof Namesakes

  • Robert Van't Hof, former professional tennis player
  • Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist and keyboard-player
  • Dennis Hof, American brothel owner, politician
  • Wim Hof, Dutch extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand extreme cold

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