The ancient and distinguished German surname Hoffheinz is composed of two elements: "Hof," meaning "farm, estate, or court," and "Heinz," a diminutive of "Heinrich." Thus, it is likely that the progenitor of the surname was someone who lived on the estate or farm of a man known as Heinz.
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Early Origins of the Hoffheinz family
The surname Hoffheinz was first found in Hessen, where the ancestral home of the family is thought to be located. The young Hoffheinz family played a major role in the early history of the region, and contributed greatly to the development of medieval Hessian society.
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Early History of the Hoffheinz family
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Hoffheinz Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Hofheinz, Hoffheinz, Hofheintz, Hoffheintz, Huffins, Huffines, Huffin, Huffine, Hoffin and many more.
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Early Notables of the Hoffheinz family
Prominent figures of the time who bore the name Hoffheinz were
Gustav Theodor Hoffheinz (1806-1891), a prominent preacher and writer
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Migration of the Hoffheinz family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Johann Jacob Hofheintz, who sailed from Rotterdam, Holland to Philadelphia on the ship "Two Brothers" in 1751; his brothers Johann Adam and Johann Daniel Hofheintz, who departed from Rotterdam, Holland aboard the ship ".
Contemporary Notables of the name Hoffheinz (post 1700)
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Siegfried Hoffheinz (b. 1892), well-known German surgeon
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