Hofstede (surname)

Hofstede is a Dutch toponymic surname. A hofstede is a farmhouse with its lands (i.e. a farm).<ref>Hofstede at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands</ref><ref>Hofstede at the Middle Dutch dictionary</ref> Variant forms are Hofsté, Hofstee and Hofsteede. Notable people with the surname include:

• Albert Hofstede (1940–2016), American politician
• Arthur ter Hofstede (born 1966), Dutch computer scientist
• Bernard Hofstede (born 1980), Dutch football midfielder
• Bregje Hofstede (born 1988), Netherlands journalist
• Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863–1930), Dutch art collector, art historian and museum curator
• Geert Hofstede (1928–2020), Dutch organisational psychologist and anthropologist
• Henk Hofstede (born 1951), Dutch pop rock singer and lyricist
• Lennard Hofstede (born 1994), Dutch racing cyclist
• Peter Hofstede (born 1967), Dutch football striker
• Peter Hofstee (born 1962), Dutch physicist and computer scientist
• Petrus Hofstede de Groot (1802–1886), Dutch theologian
• Tim Hofstede (born 1989), Dutch football defender