How common is the surname Huber?

37,170 people in the United States had the surname Huber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,306 Americans. It ranked 933rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Huber?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Huber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Huber?

Katharina Huber, Austrian alpine skier, followed by Daniel Huber.

Where is the surname Huber most common?

Wikidata records people named Huber in Austria, the United States and Germany and 1 other country.

Is the surname Huber getting more or less common?

More common. 36,729 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,170 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Huber

A German surname, carried by 37,170 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Huber is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Huber.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 37,170 people named Huber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,306 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 36,729.

#933

rank among US surnames

37,170

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #861)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#924	Lynn	37,644	8,202
#925	Esquivel	37,578	8,216
#926	Bean	37,571	8,218
#927	Dodson	37,566	8,219
#928	Mullen	37,502	8,233
#929	Xiong	37,499	8,233
#930	Hayden	37,451	8,244

Who is named Huber

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

95% of people named Huber identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hubers

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Katharina Huber
Austrian alpine skier, born 1995
Daniel Huber
Austrian ski jumper, born 1993
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, born 1987
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, born 1966
Franz Jägerstätter
Austrian martyr and conscientious objector (1907–1943)

Notable Hubers come mostly from Austria (7), the United States (3) and Germany (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Huber

Huber has the Soundex code H160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H160.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Huber come from?: Borrowed from German Huber.
How common is the surname Huber?: 37,170 people in the United States had the surname Huber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,306 Americans. It ranked 933rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Huber?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Huber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Huber?: Katharina Huber, Austrian alpine skier, followed by Daniel Huber.
Where is the surname Huber most common?: Wikidata records people named Huber in Austria, the United States and Germany and 1 other country.
Is the surname Huber getting more or less common?: More common. 36,729 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 37,170 in 2010, up 1.2%.