# Huber (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/huber/  
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 German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 37,170 |
| US rank (2010) | 933 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,306 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (36,729 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Huber.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Huber 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Huber in Austria, the United States, Germany and the Austrian Empire.

## People named Huber

- Katharina Huber, Austrian alpine skier
- Daniel Huber, Austrian ski jumper
- Herbert Huber, alpine skier (1944-1970)
- Sebastian Huber, bobsledder (1901-1985)
- Gusti Huber, Austrian-American actress (1914–1993)
- Hans Huber, boxer (1934–2024)
- Adam Huber, American actor
- Harold Huber, American actor (1909-1959)
- Alphons Huber, Austrian historian (1834-1898)
- Adolf Huber, Austrian association football player (1923-1994)
- Petra Huber, Austrian tennis player
- Franz Jägerstätter, Austrian martyr and conscientious objector (1907–1943)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

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

## 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.