The Hofman surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,911 people carried this name — #15,347 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 153,800 people counted. That is down 3% from 1,970 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
3,448 people named Hofman have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 3,985 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 1,290 people named Hofman live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 217 people named Hofman.
58 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Nord.
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 138 people named Hofman 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 City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
23 people named Hofman live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 the Nordic population registers
173 people named Hofman are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Hofman in American newspapers,
1885–1959.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,818 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hofman,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hans de Hofman 1713–1793 · judge -
Tycho de Hofman 1714–1754 · judge -
Jan Cornelis Hofman 1819–1882 · painter -
Kazimierz Hofman 1842–1911 · composer -
Jules Hofman 1859–1919 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 186 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hofman.
- 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
- Hofmann 9,192 · U.S. census
- Hofstetter 2,195 · U.S. census
- Hogard 310 · U.S. census
- Hoger 413 · U.S. census
- Hogg 7,119 · U.S. census
- Hoguet 125 · U.S. census
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