Hoffmeister History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Hoffmeister family

The surname Hoffmeister was first found in Switzerland, where the name came was representative of a chamberlain of a noble or princely household who managed the affairs of the estate or estates. Therefore, literally, it is the 'estate master'. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Hoffmeister family

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Hoffmeister Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hofmeister, Hoffmeister, Hofmester, Hovemester, Hovemeister, Havemeister, Havemester and many more.

Early Notables of the Hoffmeister family

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Hoffmeister migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hoffmeister Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A. M. Schopp Hoffmeister, who arrived in America in 1838
Johann David Hoffmeister, aged 37, who arrived in America in 1843 1
Marie Hoffmeister, aged 29, who landed in America in 1844 1
Phillip Hoffmeister, who landed in New York, NY in 1849 1
Peter Hoffmeister, aged 21, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 1

Hoffmeister Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alexander Hoffmeister, who settled in Allegheny Co. Pennsylvania in 1904

Hoffmeister migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Hoffmeister Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Henry Hoffmeister, (b. 1839), aged 24, German carpenter, from Germany travelling from London aboard the ship "Sebastopol" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st May 1863 2
Mr. Charles Hoffmeister, (b. 1841), aged 22, German boot maker, from Germany travelling from London aboard the ship "Sebastopol" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st May 1863 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Hoffmeister (post 1700) +

Florian Hoffmeister (b. 1970), B.S.C., a German cinematographer and director, best known for films Tár (2022), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, The Deep Blue Sea (2011) and A Quiet Passion (2016)
Franz Hoffmeister (1898-1943), German Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Sauerländer Heimatbund and Festspiele Balver Höhle
Edmund Hoffmeister (1893-1951), German officer in the German Army, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Gunhild Hoffmeister (b. 1944), East German middle distance runner at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Frank Hoffmeister (b. 1965), West German silver and three-time bronze medalist backstroke swimmer
Cuno Hoffmeister (1892-1968), German astronomer and founder of Sonneberg Observatory, eponym of the Hoffmeister lunar crater
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812), German composer and music publisher
Major-General Bertram Meryl "Bert" Hoffmeister OC, CB, CBE, DSO and Bar, ED (1907-1999), General Officer Commanding Canadian Pacific Force (1945) 3

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, September 15) Bertram Hoffmeister. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Hoffmeister/Bertram_Meryl/Canada.html