Hofer

See also: HOFer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hofer.

Proper noun

Hofer (plural Hofers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hofer is the 4617th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7682 individuals. Hofer is most common among White (95.68%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Hof +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhoːfɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Ho‧fer

Noun

Hofer m (strong, genitive Hofers, plural Hofer, feminine Hoferin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Hof (placename)

Declension

Declension of Hofer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hofer die Hofer
genitive eines des Hofers der Hofer
dative einem dem Hofer den Hofern
accusative einen den Hofer die Hofer

Derived terms

Adjective

Hofer (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Hof

Usage notes

  • Words like this are considered indeclinable adjectives, as noted by Duden, DWDS and other modern German references, but are capitalized because they originated as genitive plurals of substantives. See -er for more.

Proper noun

Hofer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hofers or (with an article) Hofer, feminine genitive Hofer, plural Hofers or Hofer)

  1. a surname
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