Hoff is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hoff
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

A form of the Hough. One who came from Hough meaning "spur of hill," in Cheshire.

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

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

Lastname is the variation of the Hof. Of the court or garden.

Of court, yard, manor, or farm.

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

Variation of Hough. A township in Cheshire.

How popular is Hoff?

Hoff is common in United States, Germany, Norway, Brazil, Netherlands, France, Liberia, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, England, South Africa, Poland, Thailand, Argentina.

Hoff is ranked 10744 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hoffs plummeted by 1.06 per cent to 17223 since 2000 and slipped by 210 spots and ranked at 2103. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.28 94.54
Black 1.99 2.1
Others 1.8 1.21
Hispanic or Latino 1.75 1.14
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.72 0.56
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.46 0.45
Hoff is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Cook Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 52361 person has been found who wears Hoff as their family name. Hoff is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hoff:
1,855 United States24,490
935 Germany10,811
Countries with thousands of Hoff:
133 Norway3,148
2,831 Brazil2,832
833 Netherlands2,364
3,583 France2,266
Countries with hundreds of Hoff:
559 Liberia971
4,806 Canada963
550 Denmark955
1,152 Sweden735
5,648 Australia601
11,771 England484
15,009 South Africa424
29,174 Poland169
76,894 Thailand161
27,983 Argentina119
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,747 New Zealand82
21,805 Belgium73
11,658 Switzerland73
18,435 Austria63
5,303 Namibia62
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
36,812 Spain48
9,432 Dominican Republic39
23,519 Hungary31
7,679 Ireland27
2,339 French Polynesia25
48,767 Czechia24
261,263 Russia22
63,727 Greece22
52,576 Romania20
192 Cook Islands20
12,771 Estonia19
13,856 Singapore17
578,870 India12
6,695 Jamaica11
7,708 Paraguay11
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
252,049 Ukraine10
291,344 Nigeria9
221,039 Philippines9
30,726 Qatar9
36,047 Finland8
16,795 Azerbaijan8
8,933 China8
25,488 Scotland7
118,213 Italy7
50,495 Mexico7
555,748 Indonesia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Martin Hoff worked as shoemaker and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Montezuma and arrived on April 12, 1849. Maid Margaret Hoff, Maid Jane Hoff, 30 years old Fanny Hoff, Alex Hoff (22) Farmer, John Hoff, are other Hoff that migrated to US.

From Germany

Christian Hoff worked as cigar maker and hailed from Brunswick. 37 years old embarked for New York from Bremen on Six and arrived on July 3, 1852. Farmer C. Hoff, Caroline Hoff, aged 22, 26 years old Johann Hoff, Anton Hoff (32) Laborer, C.G.W. Hoff (28) Laborer, Christiane Hoff (23), 31 years old Henricke Hoff, Nicolas Hoff (35) Farmer, and 506 other Hoff around 37.46% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and laborer, mason, miner, servant, carpenter, seamstress, bookbinder, shoemaker, tailor, daughter, tinman, clerk, spinster, butcher, locksmith, joiner, gentleman, tourist migrated to US from Bremen, Hamburg and Antwerp.

Hoff Namesakes

  • Rayner Hoff, '
  • Ron van der Hoff, Van der Hoff competed
  • Benjamin Hoff, American author
  • Ebbe Hoff, was chairman of the Department of Neurological Science at the Medical College of Virginia
  • Edvard Hans Hoff, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
  • Dirk Van der Hoff, was minister of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk
  • Frans van der Hoff, Dutch missionary who,
  • Hans Hoff, Swedish social democratic politician
  • Roar Hoff, retired Norwegian shot putter
  • Shadrack Hoff, South African runner, twice national men's 5
  • Charles Hoff, Norwegian athlete, coach, sports journalist
  • Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Jacobus Henricus "Henry" van 't Hoff, Jr
  • Marcian Hoff, Marcian Edward "Ted" Hoff Jr
  • Syd Hoff, Jewish-American cartoonist and children's book author
  • Philip H. Hoff, American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont
  • Red Hoff, American left-handed pitcher
  • Katie Hoff, American former competition swimmer
  • Bobby Hoff, American professional poker player, based
  • Christian Hoff, American actor
  • Trygve Hoff, Norwegian businessman
  • Bill Hoff, American racing driver
  • Espen Hoff, retierd Norwegian professional footballer

Hoff Namesakes

  • Rayner Hoff, '
  • Ron van der Hoff, Van der Hoff competed
  • Benjamin Hoff, American author
  • Ebbe Hoff, was chairman of the Department of Neurological Science at the Medical College of Virginia
  • Edvard Hans Hoff, Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
  • Dirk Van der Hoff, was minister of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk
  • Frans van der Hoff, Dutch missionary who,
  • Hans Hoff, Swedish social democratic politician
  • Roar Hoff, retired Norwegian shot putter
  • Shadrack Hoff, South African runner, twice national men's 5
  • Charles Hoff, Norwegian athlete, coach, sports journalist
  • Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Jacobus Henricus "Henry" van 't Hoff, Jr
  • Marcian Hoff, Marcian Edward "Ted" Hoff Jr
  • Syd Hoff, Jewish-American cartoonist and children's book author
  • Philip H. Hoff, American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont
  • Red Hoff, American left-handed pitcher
  • Katie Hoff, American former competition swimmer
  • Bobby Hoff, American professional poker player, based
  • Christian Hoff, American actor
  • Trygve Hoff, Norwegian businessman
  • Bill Hoff, American racing driver
  • Espen Hoff, retierd Norwegian professional footballer

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