# Hoffman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #11,898

## Definitions
1. A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
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8. A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

## Etymology
Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.

## Easily confused with
- **Huffman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoffman-vs-huffman)
- **Hoffmann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hoffman-vs-hoffmann)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hfofman`, `hhoffman`, `hoffamn`, `hoffmman`, `hoffmna`, `hofman`, `hofmfan`, `ohffman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hoffman