Imhof
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Wohnstättenname mit verschmolzenem in + Artikel; 'im Hof'
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈɪmhəf/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Imhof is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- CHSwitzerland
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Wohnstättenname mit verschmolzenem in + Artikel; 'im Hof'. Bearer count: 1678+371.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Imhof is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Univerbierung aus im + Hof; Wohnstättenname/Bezug auf einen Hof. Morphologisches Muster: Verschmelzung der Präposition mit dem Grundwort; auch Schreibvariante Imhoff. Belegt mit 7 Tokens in Oststeinbek (PLZ 221).
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
In German, Wohnstättenname zu *im Hof*; demonstriert Verschmelzung von Präposition+Artikel mit dem Grundwort *Hof* (präpositional/univerbiert).
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
In German, Wohnstättenname mit Univerbierung: aus Präposition + Grundwort; bezieht sich auf einen Hof „im“ (innerhalb/bei dem Hof).
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
In German, Wohnstättenname zu Hof; Präposition+Artikel-Verschmelzung im- + Hof. 2434+56 Träger.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Roger Imhofb. 1875USAmerican actor (1875-1958)
- Eduard Imhofb. 1895CHSwiss cartographer and professor at ETH Zurich (1895-1986) and child of his father Eduard Imhof (1854-1924)
- Martin Imhofb. 1949USAmerican football player
- Barbara Imhofb. 1952DEGerman politician
- Hermann Imhofb. 1953DEGerman politician
- Peter Imhofb. 1973DEGerman television presenter
- Daniel Imhofb. 1977CACanadian footballer
- Eva Imhofb. 1978DEGerman television presenter and journalist
- Anne Imhofb. 1978DEGerman contemporary artist (born 1978)
- Claudio Imhofb. 1990CHSwiss bicycle racer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 26 sources across 17 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 5K | #112 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.2K | #21,366 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.2K | #21,251 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.2K | #21,054 |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 508 | #16,860 |
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 188 | #11,019 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 80 | — |
| UY Uruguay | INE Uruguay — Apellidos más frecuentes 1902–2024 (Tableau Public) | — | 73 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 45 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 37 | — |
| ES Spain | INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal) | — | 33 | #59,435 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 33 | #58,864 |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Imhof?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈɪmhəf/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Imhof mean?
- Recorded meaning: Wohnstättenname mit verschmolzenem in + Artikel; 'im Hof'.
- In which country does Imhof have the most bearers?
- Imhof is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Imhof”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.