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Hoffman
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English
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Etymology
Anglicised from en de Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.
Proper noun
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en German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
en 2013 Chris Godsil; Gordon F. Royle Algebraic Graph Theory https://books.google.com.au/books?id=GeSPBAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22algebraic+graph+theory%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjv-4mNuszsAhUQVH0KHUwUA9gQ6AEwAnoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=%22algebraic%20graph%20theory%22&f=false 77 Springer Graphs with diameter and girth are known as Moore graphs. They were introduced by Hoffman and Singleton in a paper that can be viewed as one of the prime sources of algebraic graph theory.
en Folsom Lake State Recreation Area & Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park Road & Trail Management Plan https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/1324/files/Final_FLSRA_RTMP_Appendices_508.pdf 2023-01-20 132 Appendices w:California State Parks The lower portion of the Los Lagos Trail is well used (but illegally) by bikes coming from the Hoffman Property nonsystem trails, which go on to ride on the Pioneer Express Trail.
en number of places c/USA:
en village co/Clinton County s/Illinois.
en minor city co/Grant County s/Minnesota.
en ucomm co/Johnson County s/Missouri.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Monroe co/Middlesex County s/New Jersey.
en town co/Richmond County s/North Carolina.
en town co/Okmulgee County s/Oklahoma.
en settlement on isl/Saint Thomas terr/United States Virgin Islands.
Derived terms
en Hoffman simulator Hoffman Estates
Translations
surname Hoffman
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 霍夫曼 Huòfūmàn
Hebrew: he הופמן Hofman
Russian: ru Хо́ффман m f, ru Го́ффман m f
Yiddish: yi האָפֿמאַן
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoffman is the 224th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 131,401 individuals. Hoffman is most common among White (94.1%) individuals.