Find out how popular the last name Hoofman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hoofman.

Hoofman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hoofman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hoofman in America

Hoofman is the 85049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hoofman surname appeared 220 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hoofman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hoofman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hoofman

The surname "HOOFMAN" is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the medieval period. It is derived from the Dutch words "hoof" meaning "head" and "man" meaning "man," suggesting that the name may have been an occupational surname for someone who worked with horses or cattle, such as a stable master or a farrier.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Dutch city of Leiden, where a man named Pieter Hoofman was listed in a tax record from the year 1452. The name also appears in the records of the city of Amsterdam, where a merchant named Jan Hoofman was documented in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the name Hoofman was Cornelis Hoofman, a Dutch painter born in 1541 in the city of Haarlem. He was known for his portraits and historical paintings, and his works can be found in several museums across the Netherlands.

During the 18th century, the Hoofman name gained prominence in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), where several members of the family held influential positions in the Dutch East India Company. One such individual was Dirk Hoofman, born in 1712, who served as the Governor of Ternate, an island in the Maluku Islands.

As the Dutch expanded their colonial presence around the world, the Hoofman name spread to other regions, including South Africa. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in South Africa dates back to the late 18th century, when a man named Johannes Hoofman arrived in the Cape Colony as part of the Dutch settlement.

Another notable figure with the Hoofman surname was Pieter Hoofman, a Dutch-born South African politician and journalist who lived from 1868 to 1948. He played a significant role in the development of Afrikaner nationalism and served as the editor of the influential newspaper "De Volkstem."

While the surname Hoofman is most commonly associated with the Netherlands and its former colonies, it has also been documented in other parts of Europe, particularly in Germany and Belgium, where variations of the name such as "Hoffmann" and "Hofman" are found.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hoofman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hoofman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hoofman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hoofman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hoofman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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