Langhofer

Langhofer Meaning & Origin

About Langhofer
The surname Langhofer is of German origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "lang," meaning "long," and "hofer," meaning "farmer." Therefore, Langhofer can be interpreted as "long farmer" or "farmer who owns or works on a long stretch of land." This surname likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who was involved in farming or owned extensive agricultural land.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Langhofer: 179
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 100,791
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Langhofer 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
LNKFR
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0520106
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AE1 NG HH AH0 F ER0
🌐 IPA
/langhofer*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LNKFR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L521

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Langhofer in Braille

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

The name Langhofer in braille

How to sign the name Langhofer using Sign Language

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

The name Langhofer in sign language

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