How common is the surname Haber?

5,258 people in the United States had the surname Haber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,719 Americans. It ranked 6,458th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Haber?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Haber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Haber?

Justin Haber, association footballer.

Where is the surname Haber most common?

Wikidata records people named Haber in Malta.

Is the surname Haber getting more or less common?

More common. 5,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,258 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Haber

A German surname, carried by 5,258 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haber is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

German origin

* As a Jewish and German surname, from the noun Haber (“oat”), more commonly spelled as Haver. * Also as a Jewish surname, from the German name (Habern) for Habry in the Czech Republic. This name is from Czech habr (“hornbeam”).

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,258 people named Haber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,719 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,202.

#6,458

rank among US surnames

5,258

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,086)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,452	Haun	5,261	58,686
#6,454	Hecker	5,260	58,697
#6,457	Leathers	5,259	58,708
#6,458	Erskine	5,258	58,719
#6,461	Zito	5,257	58,730

Who is named Haber

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Haber identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Habers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Justin Haber
Association footballer, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Haber

Haber has the Soundex code H160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H160.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Haber come from?: * As a Jewish and German surname, from the noun Haber (“oat”), more commonly spelled as Haver. * Also as a Jewish surname, from the German name (Habern) for Habry in the Czech Republic. This name is from Czech habr (“hornbeam”).
How common is the surname Haber?: 5,258 people in the United States had the surname Haber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,719 Americans. It ranked 6,458th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Haber?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Haber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Haber?: Justin Haber, association footballer.
Where is the surname Haber most common?: Wikidata records people named Haber in Malta.
Is the surname Haber getting more or less common?: More common. 5,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,258 in 2010, up 1.1%.