Hoffer Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Hoffer is best understood together with Hofer: both are Austrian spellings of one family name. The family name meaning is “farmer from a Hof”, the same as for Hofer.

• The extra “f” in Hoffer is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Family crest and blazon

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