Surname Hoffman in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Hoffman families are generally Croats (from Pleternica ), very rarely Macedonians (from Kosovo ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Hoffman live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<5), Karlovac (<5), Kastel Stari (<5), and in Tulnik (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Hoffman (including: Hoffmann , Hofffman , Hofffmann and Hoffmman ) is present in 148 countries worldwide. The family name "Hoffman " is used by some 300000 people in the United States , about 30000 in South Africa , and some 10000 people in Canada. "Hoffmann " is used by some 200000 people in Germany , about 50000 in Brazil , and some 30000 people in the United States. "Hofffman " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Željko Hoffman, Nedeljka Hoffman, Adriana Hoffman, Gordana Hoffman, Božidar Hoffman, Mirela Hoffman, Thomas Hoffman, Emanuel Hoffman, Vatroslav Hoffman, Julije Hoffman, Zvonimir Hoffman, Miroslav Hoffman, Andreas Hoffman, Grace Hoffman, Horst Hoffman, Jan Hoffman, Maria Hoffman, Sandra Hoffman, Al Hoffman

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over seventy times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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