Hofstedt

Hofstedt Meaning & Origin

About Hofstedt
The surname Hofstedt is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "hof" meaning "court" or "farm" and "stedt" meaning "place" or "settlement." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hofstedt can be interpreted as "court place" or "farm settlement." It likely originated as a topographic or locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name either lived near a court or farm, or were associated with such places in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hofstedt: 147
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 118,185
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hofstedt 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
HFSTT
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H012303
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 F S T IH0 T
🌐 IPA
/hofstedt*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HFSTT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H123

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hofstedt in Braille

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

The name Hofstedt in braille

How to sign the name Hofstedt using Sign Language

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

The name Hofstedt in sign language

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