Hofland

Borrowed from Dutch Hofland, from hof (“court”) + land (“land”).

Hofland (plural Hoflands)

1. A surname from Dutch.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hofland is the 33731^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 675 individuals. Hofland is most common among White (93.19%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hofland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 189.

• (Friesland) First attested as hoeflandt in 1543. Calque of West Frisian It Hoflân, derived in turn from a compound of hof (“court”) and lân (“land”), referring here to land belonging to a lord or a manor.
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as curtim nostram in Hemezkerke que vulgariter Hoflant dicitur in 1248. Derived from Middle Dutch hoflant (“land belonging to a lord or a manor”).
• (Utrecht) Derived from hofland (“land belonging to a lord or a manor”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔf.lɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Hof‧land

Hofland n

1. a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
2. a neighbourhood of Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands
3. a neighbourhood of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hofland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN