# Hoffmann (surname)

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

Alternative spelling of Hoffman (“surname”).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,966 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,136 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,198 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.2% (15,970 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Hoffmann.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hoffmann 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hoffmann in Austria, Brazil, the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Hoffmann

- Josef Hoffmann, Austrian architect and product designer (1870-1956)
- Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
- Banesh Hoffmann, American mathematician and physicist (1906-1986)
- Sylvio Hoffmann, Brazilian footballer (1908-1991)
- Gleisi Hoffmann, Brazilian politician and lawyer
- Robert Hoffmann, Austrian actor (1939-2022)
- Johann Hoffmann, Austrian football player (1908-1970)

## Similar surnames

Hoffman, Huffman, Hofmann, Hofman.

## 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.