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==English==
{{wp|Hoffman (disambiguation)}}

===Etymology===
Anglicised from {{bor|en|de|Hoffmann}}, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.

===Proper noun===
{{en-prop|~|s}}

# {{surname|en|from=German}} of [[German]] and [[Ashkenazi]] [[Jewish]] origin.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2013|author=Chris Godsil; Gordon F. Royle|title='''Algebraic Graph Theory'''|pageurl=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|page=77|publisher=Springer
|passage=Graphs with diameter <math>d</math> and [[girth]] <math>2d+1</math> are known as [[Moore graph]]s. They were introduced by '''Hoffman''' and Singleton in a paper that can be viewed as one of the prime sources of algebraic graph theory.}}
# {{place|en|number of places|c/USA}}:
## {{place|en|village|co/Clinton County|s/Illinois}}.
## {{place|en|minor city|co/Grant County|s/Minnesota}}.
## {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Johnson County|s/Missouri}}.
## {{place|en|unincorporated community|twp:Suf/Monroe|co/Middlesex County|s/New Jersey}}.
## {{place|en|town|co/Richmond County|s/North Carolina}}.
## {{place|en|town|co/Okmulgee County|s/Oklahoma}}.
# {{place|en|settlement|on|isl/Saint Thomas|terr/United States Virgin Islands}}.

====Derived terms====
{{col|en|Hoffman simulator|Hoffman Estates}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|surname Hoffman}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|霍夫曼|tr=Huòfūmàn}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|הופמן|tr=Hofman|sc=Hebr}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|Хо́ффман|m|f}}, {{t|ru|Го́ффман|m|f}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|האָפֿמאַן|sc=Hebr}}
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====Statistics====
* According to the 2010 United States Census, ''Hoffman'' is the 224<sup>th</sup> most common surname in the United States, belonging to 131,401 individuals. ''Hoffman'' is most common among White (94.1%) individuals.