Hoffard

Hoffard Meaning & Origin

About Hoffard
The surname Hoffard is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "hof" meaning "court" or "farmyard" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hoffard can be interpreted as "brave or strong at the court or farmyard." It likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who displayed courage or strength in their role at a court or farm.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hoffard: 338
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 59,742
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

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

Ranking information for the surname Hoffard is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H01063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AO1 F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/hoffard*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H163

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hoffard in Braille

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

The name Hoffard in braille

How to sign the name Hoffard using Sign Language

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

The name Hoffard in sign language

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