Huffman 2759983 214052125 2008-05-21T22:24:46Z Matthead 50001 '''Huffman''' is an American surname likely derived from the [[German surname]]s [[Hoffmann]] and [[Hofmann]], which in English are also spelled [[Hoffman]] and [[Hofman]]. ;People *[[Booker Huffman]] *[[Cady Huffman]] *[[Dave Huffman]], former [[NFL]] player *[[David A. Huffman]] (creator of [[Huffman coding]]) *[[Felicity Huffman]] *[[George P. Huffman]] *[[James W. Huffman]] *[[Lane Huffman]] *[[Maven Huffman]] *[[Nate Huffman]], former [[NBA]] player *[[Robert Huffman]] ;Places *[[Huffman Dam]], near [[Fairborn, Ohio]] *[[Huffman, Texas]] ;Other use *[[Huffman Bros. Motor Co]], 1920s Indiana based Car Company *[[Huffman coding]], a data compression algorithm (''Huffman tree'') by [[David A. Huffman]] *[[Huffy]] (also known as ''Huffman''), refers to the company or the bicycle it manufactures {{disambig}} [[Category:German surnames]] [[de:Huffman]] [[vi:Huffman]]