How common is the surname Hubble?

3,639 people in the United States had the surname Hubble in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,844 Americans. It ranked 8,990th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hubble?

Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (1889–1953).

Where is the surname Hubble most common?

Wikidata records people named Hubble in the United States.

How do you pronounce Hubble?

Hubble is /ˈhʌbəl/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hubble getting more or less common?

More common. 3,366 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,639 in 2010, up 8.1%.

Is Hubble also a first name?

Yes. Hubble is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hubble

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,639 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhʌbəl/ 2 syllables Soundex H140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hubble is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

From Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French Hubald, from Old High German Hucbalt, Hugbald, from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,639 people named Hubble in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,844 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,366.

#8,990

rank among US surnames

3,639

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,933)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,985	Trigg	3,642	84,774
#8,986	Helsel	3,641	84,797
#8,989	Morman	3,640	84,820
#8,990	Lindell	3,639	84,844
#8,993	Rehm	3,637	84,890
#8,994	Patricio	3,636	84,914

Who is named Hubble

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

93% of people named Hubble identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hubbles

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edwin Hubble
American astronomer (1889–1953)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hubble

Hubble has the Soundex code H140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H140.

Questions

Where does the surname Hubble come from?: From Anglo-Norman, from Old Northern French Hubald, from Old High German Hucbalt, Hugbald, from Proto-West Germanic *Hugibald.
How common is the surname Hubble?: 3,639 people in the United States had the surname Hubble in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,844 Americans. It ranked 8,990th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hubble?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Hubble identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Hubble?: Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (1889–1953).
Where is the surname Hubble most common?: Wikidata records people named Hubble in the United States.
How do you pronounce Hubble?: Hubble is /ˈhʌbəl/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hubble?: Hubble is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hubble getting more or less common?: More common. 3,366 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,639 in 2010, up 8.1%.
Is Hubble also a first name?: Yes. Hubble is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.