# Kaufman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #20,149

## Definitions
1. A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
2. A city, the county seat of Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

## Etymology
Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (German Kaufmann). Doublet of Chapman and Koopman.

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`akufman`, `kafuman`, `kaufamn`, `kaufmann`, `kaufmman`, `kaufmna`, `kaumfan`, `kkaufman`, `kuafman`

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