How common is the surname Halbert?

4,878 people in the United States had the surname Halbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,293 Americans. It ranked 6,888th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Halbert?

Chick Halbert, American basketball player (1919-2013).

Where is the surname Halbert most common?

Wikidata records people named Halbert in the United States.

Is the surname Halbert getting more or less common?

More common. 4,518 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,878 in 2010, up 8.0%.

The surname Halbert

A surname, carried by 4,878 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Halbert is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,878 people named Halbert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,293 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,518.

#6,888

rank among US surnames

4,878

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #6,861)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,880	Im	4,887	63,177
#6,881	Shetler	4,886	63,190
#6,882	Peckham	4,885	63,203
#6,884	Harrold	4,884	63,216
#6,885	Ronquillo	4,881	63,255
#6,886	Carley	4,880	63,268
#6,887	Sattler	4,879	63,280

Who is named Halbert

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

84% of people named Halbert identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Halberts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chick Halbert
American basketball player (1919-2013)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Halbert

Halbert has the Soundex code H416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H416.

Questions

How common is the surname Halbert?: 4,878 people in the United States had the surname Halbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,293 Americans. It ranked 6,888th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Halbert?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Halbert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Halbert?: Chick Halbert, American basketball player (1919-2013).
Where is the surname Halbert most common?: Wikidata records people named Halbert in the United States.
Is the surname Halbert getting more or less common?: More common. 4,518 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,878 in 2010, up 8.0%.