What kind of last name is Hoffert?

Question

for example: Lopez is latin...

does anyone know?

i think its pronounced "Hoe-Fert" cause the e makes the o sound like 'ohh'

Answer 1

Immigration records show most come from Baerwalde (Germany).

Others come from Russia, Austria, and Sweden.

Answer 2

Hoffert Name Meaning and History

1.  German: variant of Hofer.

2.  German: from a Germanic personal name Hoffred, composed of hoh ‘high’ + fridu ‘peace’.

Hofer Name Meaning and History

South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived at, worked on, or managed a farm, from Middle High German hof ‘farmstead’, ‘manor farm’, ‘court’ + the agent suffix -er. Compare Hoffmann.