Hofstee

Hofstee Meaning & Origin

About Hofstee
The surname Hofstee is of Dutch origin and is derived from the words "hof" meaning "court" or "garden" and "stee" meaning "place" or "estate." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hofstee can be interpreted as "court place" or "garden estate." It likely originated as a topographic or locational surname, referring to someone who lived near or owned a court or garden estate.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hofstee: 143
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 120901
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hofstee 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
HFST
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H01230
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 F S T IY0
🌐 IPA
/hofstee*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HFST', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H123

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hofstee in Braille

The image below is how to represent Hofstee in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hofstee in braille

How to sign the name Hofstee using Sign Language

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

The name Hofstee in sign language

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