# Heber (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/heber/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle High German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 828 |
| US rank (2010) | 28,746 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 372,881 people |
| Change since 2000 | -6.2% (883 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhibɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עֵבֶר (ʿĒḇer). The town in Arizona is named after either Heber C. Kimball or Heber J. Grant, both Mormon leaders.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Heber in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |

## Similar surnames

Huber, Haber, Hauber, Hoefer, Hoover, Hooper, Hopper, Hofer, Hoffer, Hafer, Huffer, Hover.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.