Hofmeister Family History
Hofmeister Name Meaning
German: occupational name for the chamberlain in a noble household
or an official with similar functions in a religious house, from
Middle High German hof ‘court’, ‘household’ (originally
‘settlement’, ‘manor farm’) + meister ‘master’. This name was
also adopted as an ornamental name by Ashkenazic Jews.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Hofmeister Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Hofmeister families
 20 - 38  7 - 19 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Hofmeister families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Hofmeister last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Hofmeister Family Origin
Hofmeister Immigration Information
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Hofmeister Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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