# Hibbert (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,037 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,220 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 76,479 people |
| Change since 2000 | +21% (3,332 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Middle English form of the given name Hilbert.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hibbert 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) | 54% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hibbert in Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom.

## People named Hibbert

- Roy Hibbert, American professional basketball player
- Edward Hibbert, British actor

## Similar surnames

Hebert, Hubert, Hibbard, Hiebert, Hubbert, Haubert, Huberty, Hubbard, Hufford, Havard, Hobart, Hepworth.

## 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.