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![Show Contents]() Hofman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Hofman is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. The surname Hofman is of two possible derivations. In the first case, it is an occupational surname, which derives from the German word hof, which means settlement, or farm. Many Jews in the Russian Empire held such managerial positions on non-Jewish estates. The other meaning of the surname comes from the Yiddish word hofn, which means hope. As such, it was taken as a symbol, and was given to someone who had hope for the future. Hofman RankingIn the United States, the name Hofman is the 13,496th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Hofman is ranked the 97th most popular surname with an estimated 10,479 people with that name. 2
 Hofman migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Hofman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Jan Hofman, who landed in New Netherland(s) in 1653 3
Hofman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacob Hofman, who landed in New York in 1709 3
- Johan Kasper Hofman, who arrived in New York in 1709 3
- Gabriel Hofman, who immigrated to America in 1709
- Gabriel Hofman, who landed in New York in 1709 3
- Heinrich Hofman, who landed in New York, NY in 1709 3
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Hofman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Hofman, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 3
- Anton Hofman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 3
- Bastiaan Hofman, aged 22, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 3
- Charles Hofman, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 3
- Adolf Hofman, aged 30, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1871 3
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Hofman Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. John Hofman, (Chappel, Connell), (b. 1806), aged 28, English boat builder who was convicted in Surrey, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 27th September 1834, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he returned to England then was transported again on the "Mariquis of Hastings" in 1842 4
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- Hoffmans in America in the 18th and 19th Centuries: A Source Book About People Bearing the Name of Hoffman, Huffman, Hofmann, etc., with Emphasis on Those Who Resided in Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, and Ohio by Ruth Vernette McKee.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
- 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)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant
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