# Hofer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hofer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,682 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,617 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,191 people |
| Change since 2000 | -7.3% (8,283 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Hofer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hofer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hofer in Austria and Mexico.

## People named Hofer

- Norbert Hofer, Austrian politician (born 1971)
- Franz Hofer, Austrian politician (1902-1975)
- Evelyn Hofer, American photographer (1922–2009)
- Raphael Hofer, Austrian association football player

## Similar surnames

Hoover, Hoffer, Hafer, Huffer, Hover, Hoefer, Hooper, Hopper, Hofbauer, Huber, Haber, Hoffpauir.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.