# Kauffman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,531

## Definitions
1. A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.

## Etymology
Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant.

## Easily confused with
- **Kaufman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kauffman-vs-kaufman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`akuffman`, `kafufman`, `kauffamn`, `kauffmann`, `kauffmman`, `kauffmna`, `kaufmfan`, `kkauffman`, `kuaffman`

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