The hoffart Surname
hoffart Name Meaning and History
- German: nickname from Middle High German hochvart ‘pride’, ‘superciliousness’.
- Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Buskerud named Hoffar, possibly from Old Norse Hagfura, composed of the element hag- denoting an enclosure + fura ‘fir tree’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Hoffarts in Plantersville / Dobbin TX? |
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| Michael Hoffart | Korina Jerry | 1 |
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| Peter l. Hoffart |
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| Ignatius Hoffart | Korina | 13 |
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| Hoffert-Odessa | val garrett | 11 |
| HOFFART Melissa L 1835-1895 |
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