Last Name HOFFMAN

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Meaning	From 'Hoofdman,' a captain, a director, head or chief man. 'Hofman,' from Hof, a court - the man of the court.

Origin	Dutch, Jewish, German, Polish, Austrian, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank	195 (2000 US census)	252 (1990 US census)

Count	132,645 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

95.45%, or 126610 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
1.11%, or 1472 total occurrences, as black,
0.44%, or 584 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.53%, or 703 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.04%, or 1380 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.43%, or 1897 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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