Across the world, Hoffman (Hoffman 
, Хоффман 
, هوفمان, and others...) is a rare masculine forename. The given name Hoffman is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is a rare boy's name, Nicaragua, and Sweden. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Indonesia, and South Africa. Predominantly, Hoffman is the last name as well as the forename.
Hoffman is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hoffman Price , the musical character in the musical A Trip to Chinatown; manager of Cliff House and Hoffman Howes , the musical character in the musical The Idea.
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melchior hoffman Anabaptist prophet, DE (b. 1490) |
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nickel hoffmann DE (b. 1515) |
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| gall hoffman DE (b. 1565) |
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ogden hoffman, jr. United States federal judge (1822-1891), US (b. 1822) |
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| murray hoffman (b. 1791) |
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roy hoffman American businessman, US (b. 1869) |
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| lindley hoffman miller officer of a black infantry regiment during the Civil War, US (b. 1834) |
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ross j. s. hoffman American historian, US (b. 1902) |
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murray s. hoffman American cardiologist (1924-2018), US (b. 1924) |
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| morris hoffman (b. 1885) |
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lyman hoffman American politician, US (b. 1950) |
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| irwin d. hoffman born Boston, MA 1901-died New York City 1989, US (b. 1901) |
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| myer hoffman Irish cricketer (1902-1959) (b. 1902) |
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| dutch hoffman Major League Baseball outfielder (1904-1962), US (b. 1904) |
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| ray hoffman American baseball player, US (b. 1917) |
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