Goffman

English

Etymology

Variant of Hoffmann.

Proper noun

Goffman (plural Goffmans)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goffman is the 97671^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 186 individuals. Goffman is most common among White (89.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goffman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 58.