# Huffman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/huffman/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 50,786 |
| US rank (2010) | 674 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,079 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (49,737 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʌfmən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Related to Hoffman.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Huffman 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Huffman in the United States.

## People named Huffman

- Felicity Huffman, American actress
- Steve Huffman, American businessman
- David A. Huffman, American computer scientist (1925–1999)
- Jared Huffman, American politician
- Logan Huffman, American actor
- Nate Huffman, American basketball player (1975–2015)
- Lash Huffman, American professional wrestler
- Maven Huffman, American professional wrestler
- Evan Huffman, American road cyclist
- Cady Huffman, American actress
- Sarah Huffman, American soccer player
- David Huffman, American actor (1945–1985)

and 3 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Hoffman, Hoffmann, 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.