What does Hofman mean?

Hofman as a name for boys has its root in German, and the name Hofman means "courtier". Hofman is an alternate form of Hoffman (German): "Hof" means "court".

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ho-, -man

Variations

VARIANTS Hofmann, Hoffmann

How popular is Hofman?

Hofman is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#14038 out of 150436, Top 9%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Altman, Arman, Beaman, Bohdan, Carman, Colan, Colman, Conan, Corwan, Cowan, Daman, Dayman, Delman, Denman, Donnan, Dougan, Elman, Eoghan, Furman, German, Goran, Gordan, Gorman, Haddan, Haggan, Hammar, Hannan, Harman, Harmann, Heiman, Heman, Herman▼, Hernan, Hogan, Holman, Holmes, Homar, Homer▼, Howlan, Howlen, Hyman▼, Hymen, Ifan, Inman, Innman, Jorgan, Jorian, Jovan, Karman, Loman, Lorcan, Lowman, Mochan, Naman, Newman, Nollan, Norman▼, Orman, Osman, Rodman, Rogan, Roman▲, Ronan▲, Roshan, Rowan▲, Salman, Suman, Tasman, Tazman, Teman, Tilman, Toran, Torran, Wyman and Youman. These names tend to be more frequently used than Hofman.