Sofer

Sofer

See also: sofër, šofer, šofér, șofer, and şofêr

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew סופר‎ (sofér, “scribe”).

Proper noun

Sofer (plural Sofers)

1. A surname, from Hebrew​.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sofer is the 38801^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Sofer is most common among White (92.97%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sofer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN