Hi, Neunhoffer is a variant of Neuhofer/Neuenhofer which means "person from the Neuhof". Neuhof would be the "new farm", so Neunhoffer = person from the new farm. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: Tania Zolkos <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 4:56 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Neunhoffer / Neunhoeffer > Hi all, > > Does anyone know what the name Neunhoffer is derived from? It comes from my > German relatives and is either spelt Neunhoffer (with two dots over the o) > or Neunhoeffer. Does it originally come from Germany? I have traced this > name as far back as the 1500's. > > Thanks > Tania Zolkos > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >