Hoff Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

If your family name is Hoff, its origin lies with Huff, a long-established English surname. Read literally, Hoff points to “Hill spur”. Spelled with “o” instead of “u”, Hoff shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

The 2010 US Census counted 17,223 people named Hoff, ranking it number 2,103 among American surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 2,328 births in France were registered under Hoff.

There is no single Hoff family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Hoff report, with a museum-style coat of arms.