Huffman may refer to several things, such as surnames, place names which are derived from these surnames (mainly German and sometimes Danish), and other things, names of which are derived from these surnames. It is related to the names Hoffman, Hoffmann, and Hofmann.
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Surname
Huffman is primarily known as a surname. People who have the surname include:
- Booker Huffman
- Cady Huffman
- Dave Huffman, former NFL player
- David A. Huffman (creator of Huffman coding)
- Felicity Huffman
- George P. Huffman
- Jack C. Huffman
- James W. Huffman
- Lane Huffman
- Maven Huffman
- Nate Huffman, former NBA player
- Robert Huffman
Place
Other
- Huffman Bros. Motor Co, 1920s Indiana based Car Company
- Huffman coding, a data compression algorithm (Huffman tree also covered in the article)
- Huffy (also known as Huffman), refers to the company or the bicycle it manufactures
