Hofer

See also: HOFer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hofer.

Proper noun

Hofer (plural Hofers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hofer is the 4617^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7682 individuals. Hofer is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.

German

Regional distribution of the surname Hofer in Germany in 2005 (by number of telephone mainlines)

Regional distribution of the surname Hofer in Austria in 2005 (by number of telephone mainlines)

Etymology

From Hof +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoːfɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Ho‧fer

Proper noun

Hofer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hofers or (with an article) Hofer, feminine genitive Hofer, plural Hofers or Hofer)

1. a surname

Related terms

• Höfer, Höfel, Höfler, Höfner, Höffner, Hübner, Huber
• Hofbauer, Hoof, Hofmann, Hövener, Hoff, Hoffmeister, Hoffrichter, Hoffmann, Haffner
• Ganghofer, Seehofer