Höfer is a German surname, derived from Hof, which refer to:Candida Höfer, German photographer, daughter of Werner HöferEdmund Hoefer, German novelist and literary historianFerdinand Hoefer, German-French physicianHermann Höfer, German footballerKarl Höfer, German generalKarlgeorg Hoefer, German typographer and calligrapherMartin Höfer, German concept- and media artist Regina Höfer, German former athleteUlrich Höfer, German professor of physicsWerner Höfer, German journalist Adolf Höfer, German artistAnita Höfer, actressBernd J. Höfer, at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und RaumfahrtErnst Höfer , writerErnst Höfer politician in ThuringiaGerd Höfer, member of BundestagHarry Höfer, composerJohann Cyriacus Höfer, German Lutheran pastor, theologian and writerKarl Höfer Max A. Höfer, German political scientist and economist