The Hoffer surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,969 people carried this name — #5,796 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,500 people counted. That is down 2% from 6,064 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 392 people named Hoffer.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 227 people named Hoffer live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
94 people named Hoffer live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
88 people named Hoffer have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 111 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
64 people named Hoffer is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Hoffer in American newspapers,
1897–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,710 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hoffer,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rudolf Hoffer d. 1737 · printer
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Johann Josef Hoffer 1666–1729 · composer
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Dismas Josef Ignác von Hoffer 1696–1747 · historian
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Kaspar Hoffer 1822–1883 · master builder
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Kaspar Hoffer 1822–1883 · master builder
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Johann Hoffer 1823–1891 · coach
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hoffer.
- Hof 848 · U.S. census
- Hofer 7,682 · U.S. census
- Hoff 17,223 · U.S. census
- Hoffart 975 · U.S. census
- Hoffarth 632 · U.S. census
- Hoffbeck 195 · U.S. census
- Hoffert 1,771 · U.S. census
- Hoffman 131,401 · U.S. census
- Hoffmann 16,966 · U.S. census
- Hoffmeyer 1,217 · U.S. census
- Hoffner 2,198 · U.S. census
- Hoffstetter 310 · U.S. census
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