English
Hoffman
Hoffman comes from German Hoffmann, and goes back to Middle High German hof ‘farm’.
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hof‘farm’
- Germanc. 1650–presentHoffmann
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Hoffman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hof‘farm’
- Germanc. 1650–presentHoffmann
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Hoffman
Earliest quotation: 2013, Chris Godsil, Gordon F. Royle: “Graphs with diameter d and girth 2d#43;1 are known…”
The story
Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.
Every English word from Middle High German hof
Today it means
name A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle High German hof / Hoffman