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The last name Hofmann is German and Jewish (Ashkenazic). It is a status name for a steward on a farm or estate, from German hof(f) 'manorfarm', 'courtyard' + Mann 'man'.

Originally, this was a status name for a farmer who owned his own land as opposed to holding it by rent or feudal obligation, but the name soon came to mean the manager or steward of a manor farm. This name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe, not only in German-speaking lands.

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