German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): status name for a steward on a farm or estate from German Hof(f) ‘farm manor farm courtyard’ + Mann ‘man’. Originally this was a status name for [...]
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Bulletin périodique de la presse allemande - 1921/01/16 (N184)
What is the origin of the name Hoffmann?
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): status name for a steward on a farm or estate from German Hof(f) ‘farm manor farm courtyard’ + Mann ‘man’. Originally this was a status name for [...]