Type Word Usage Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch Meaning & History Old High German, Old English and Old Dutch word meaning "yard, court, house". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureshufą(Old Germanic) Surname DescendantsAldershof, Appelhof, Beethoven, Hofwegen, Van Hofwegen(Dutch) Hoefler, Hofer, Hoffman, Hoffmann, Höfler, Hofmann, Hofmeister, Huffman, Huffmann(German) Place Name DescendantHofwegen(Dutch)