About Hofstetter
The surname Hofstetter is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two words: "hof" meaning "court" or "farm" and "stetter" meaning "one who lives or works at." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hofstetter can be interpreted as "one who lives or works at the court or farm." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who was associated with a noble court or worked on a farm owned by a noble family.
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The surname Hofstetter is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hofstetter based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Hofstetter in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Hofstetter using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.