Surname

Houff

Houff is a surname from German.

Original GermanHauff

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Houff comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Houff as a surname developed from HAUFF.

Houff’s family of names

In English usage, Houff as a surname developed from the German form HAUFF. In English usage, Houff as a surname has a related form in HUFF. In English usage, Houff as a surname has a related form in HAUFF.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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German

Hopf

“hop”

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German

Houpt

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Germanic

Hanf

Hanf is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in German.

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German

Houser

Houser is a surname, possibly from German.

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German

Haltuf

“hang on”

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German

Horr

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German

Hauer

“hewer, miner”

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German

Hackl

Hackl is a surname from German.

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