Hoffman
Sign in to saveHoffman is a surname of German origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelled Hoffmann, Hofmann, Hofman, Huffman, and Hofmans.
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Hoffman is a surname of German origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelled Hoffmann, Hofmann, Hofman, Huffman, and Hofmans.
== People with the surname == ===A=== Aaron Hoffman (1880–1944), American writer, director and comedian Abbie Hoffman (1936–1989), American social activist of prominence in the 1960s and 1970s Abraham Hoffman (1938–2015), Israeli basketball player Adolph Hoffmann (1858–1930), German politician and Prussian Minister for Science, Culture and Education Al Hoffman (1902–1960), Russian-born American songwriter Alan Hoffman (born 1982), American entrepreneur Albert Hofmann (1906–2008), Swiss chemist and discoverer of LSD Alex Hoffman-Ellis (born 1989), American football player Alice Hoffman (born 1952), American author Anthony Hoffman (1739–1790), New York politician Arthur Sullivant Hoffman (1876–1966), American magazine editor August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818–1892) German organic chemist