What kind of last name is Hoffert?

Question: What kind of last name is Hoffert!?

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does anyone know!?
i think its pronounced "Hoe-Fert" cause the e makes the o sound like 'ohh'Www@QuestionHome@Com

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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!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Immigration records show most come from Baerwalde (Germany)!.
Others come from Russia, Austria, and Sweden!.Www@QuestionHome@Com