Hofbauer

Hofbauer Meaning & Origin

About Hofbauer
The surname Hofbauer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two words: "Hof," meaning "court" or "farm," and "Bauer," meaning "farmer." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hofbauer can be interpreted as "court farmer" or "farmer of the court." It likely originated as an occupational name for someone who worked as a farmer on a nobleman's estate or court.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hofbauer is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hofbauer: 1,002
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 24838
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.34

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hofbauer based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HFPR
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0106
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 F B AW0 ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɑfbaʊər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HFPR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H160

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hofbauer in Braille

Here's how to represent Hofbauer in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hofbauer in braille

How to sign the name Hofbauer using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hofbauer using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hofbauer in sign language

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