Kaufman

English

Alternative forms

(surname): Kofman

Etymology

Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (German Kaufmann). Doublet of Chapman and Koopman.

Proper noun

Kaufman

A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
A city, the county seat of Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

Derived terms

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