status name for a steward on an
farm or estate (see Hoffmann).
German (Höffner):
status name for a prosperous small farmer, from an agent noun
derivative of Middle Low German huove, a measure of land.
Compare German Huber.
German: variant spelling of
Hofner, habitational name from any of several places called
Hof.
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