How common is the surname Hubbs?

3,873 people in the United States had the surname Hubbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,717 Americans. It ranked 8,505th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hubbs?

Carl Leavitt Hubbs, American zoologist (1894–1979).

Where is the surname Hubbs most common?

Wikidata records people named Hubbs in the United States.

Is the surname Hubbs getting more or less common?

More common. 3,765 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,873 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Hubbs

A surname, carried by 3,873 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hubbs is more common than 94.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,873 people named Hubbs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,717 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,765.

#8,505

rank among US surnames

3,873

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,115)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,496	Callis	3,877	79,635
#8,501	Mefford	3,875	79,676
#8,504	Kurz	3,874	79,697
#8,505	Hubbs	3,873	79,717
#8,506	Aman	3,872	79,738
#8,509	Segarra	3,871	79,759
#8,511	Sainz	3,869	79,800

Who is named Hubbs

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

92% of people named Hubbs identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hubbss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carl Leavitt Hubbs
American zoologist (1894–1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hubbs

Hubbs has the Soundex code H120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H120.

Questions

How common is the surname Hubbs?: 3,873 people in the United States had the surname Hubbs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,717 Americans. It ranked 8,505th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hubbs?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hubbs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hubbs?: Carl Leavitt Hubbs, American zoologist (1894–1979).
Where is the surname Hubbs most common?: Wikidata records people named Hubbs in the United States.
Is the surname Hubbs getting more or less common?: More common. 3,765 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,873 in 2010, up 2.9%.