Hofland

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Hofland, from hof (“court”) + land (“land”).

Proper noun

Hofland (plural Hoflands)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hofland is the 33731^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 675 individuals. Hofland is most common among White (93.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hofland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 189.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Friesland) First attested as hoeflandt in 1543. Calque of West Frisian It Hoflân, derived in turn from a compound of hof (“court”) and lân (“land”), referring here to land belonging to a lord or a manor.
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as curtim nostram in Hemezkerke que vulgariter Hoflant dicitur in 1248. Derived from Middle Dutch hoflant (“land belonging to a lord or a manor”).
• (Utrecht) Derived from hofland (“land belonging to a lord or a manor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔf.lɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Hof‧land

Proper noun

Hofland n

1. A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
3. A neighbourhood of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hofland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN