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    The surname Hubert

    A surname, carried by 10,380 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhjubɚt/ 2 syllables Soundex H163 Also a first name

    Hubert: #3,439 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hubert #3,439, 10,380 people Hubert: #3,439 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hubert #3,439, 10,380 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hubert is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    From Old French Hubert, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“mind”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”). See Saint Hubert.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,380 people named Hubert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,744 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,967.

    #3,439
    rank among US surnames
    10,380
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #3,300)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,434Anglin10,39629,698
    #3,436Severson10,39129,713
    #3,437Comstock10,39029,716
    #3,439Hubert10,38029,744

    Who is named Hubert

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

    80% of people named Hubert identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 14%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Huberts

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Janet Hubert
      American film and television actress, born 1956
    • David Hubert
      Belgian footballer, born 1988
    • Guillaume Hubert
      Belgian association football player, born 1994

    Notable Huberts come mostly from Belgium (2) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Hubertus
    • Hubbart

    Surnames that sound like Hubert

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hubert come from?
    From Old French Hubert, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“mind”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”). See Saint Hubert.
    How common is the surname Hubert?
    10,380 people in the United States had the surname Hubert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,744 Americans. It ranked 3,439th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hubert?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Hubert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hubert?
    Janet Hubert, American film and television actress, followed by David Hubert.
    Where is the surname Hubert most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hubert in Belgium and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Hubert?
    Hubert is /ˈhjubɚt/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Hubert getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,967 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,380 in 2010, up 4.1%.
    What are other spellings of Hubert?
    Hubertus and Hubbart.
    Is Hubert also a first name?
    Yes. Hubert 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.