How common is the surname Hibbert?

4,037 people in the United States had the surname Hibbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,479 Americans. It ranked 8,220th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hibbert?

Roy Hibbert, American professional basketball player, followed by Edward Hibbert.

Where is the surname Hibbert most common?

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

Is the surname Hibbert getting more or less common?

More common. 3,332 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,037 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Hibbert

An English patronymic surname, carried by 4,037 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hibbert is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

From a Middle English form of the given name Hilbert.

Hibbert is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,037 people named Hibbert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,479 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,332.

#8,220

rank among US surnames

4,037

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+21.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,019)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,213	Hartsell	4,040	76,422
#8,216	Ji	4,039	76,441
#8,217	Sheth	4,038	76,460
#8,220	Surber	4,037	76,479
#8,222	Fontanez	4,036	76,498
#8,225	Jahnke	4,035	76,517

Who is named Hibbert

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

54% of people named Hibbert identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hibberts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roy Hibbert
American professional basketball player, born 1986
Edward Hibbert
British actor, born 1955

Notable Hibberts come mostly from Trinidad and Tobago (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hibbert

Hibbert has the Soundex code H163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H163.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hibbert come from?: From a Middle English form of the given name Hilbert.
How common is the surname Hibbert?: 4,037 people in the United States had the surname Hibbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,479 Americans. It ranked 8,220th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hibbert?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Hibbert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hibbert?: Roy Hibbert, American professional basketball player, followed by Edward Hibbert.
Where is the surname Hibbert most common?: Wikidata records people named Hibbert in Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Hibbert?: Hibbert is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hibbert getting more or less common?: More common. 3,332 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,037 in 2010, up 21%.