Sofer (surname)

Sofer and variants are Jewish occupational surnames derived from the occupation of sofer, is a ritual scribe in Judaism. Notable people with the surname Sofer, Sofaer, Sopher include:

• Aaron Sopher
• Anna Sofaer
• Ariela Sofer, Israeli and American operations researcher
• Chaim Sofer (1821–1886), Hungarian rabbi
• David Sopher
• Eva Sopher
• Jekuthiel Sofer, 18th-century Jewish scribe from Amsterdam
• Joanna Sofaer
• Moses Sofer (1762–1839), Orthodox rabbi also known by the name of his most famous work the Chatam Sofer
• Ofir Sofer, Israeli politician and minister (from Jan 2023)
• Rena Sofer (born 1968), American actress
• Solomon Sopher
• Yaakov Chaim Sofer (1870–1939), Iraqi rabbi and author of Kaf HaChaim
• Yehoshua Sofer, Israeli martial artist
• Aaron Sopher (1905–1972), American artist

Fictional characters

• Rube John Sofer, a character in the American TV series Dead Like Me

See also

• Sofer of Prague (Abraham Niederländer), 16th-century Jewish-Austrian mathematician