How common is the surname Hulbert?

5,214 people in the United States had the surname Hulbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,215 Americans. It ranked 6,509th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hulbert?

Jack Hulbert, British actor (1892-1978), followed by Homer Hulbert.

Where is the surname Hulbert most common?

Wikidata records people named Hulbert in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Hulbert getting more or less common?

More common. 5,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,214 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Hulbert

A surname, carried by 5,214 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hulbert is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,214 people named Hulbert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,215 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,010.

#6,509

rank among US surnames

5,214

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,266)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,504	Dave	5,218	59,169
#6,505	Pattison	5,217	59,181
#6,508	Kahl	5,215	59,203
#6,509	Hulbert	5,214	59,215

Who is named Hulbert

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

86% of people named Hulbert identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hulberts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Hulbert
British actor (1892-1978)
Homer Hulbert
American political activist and missionary (1863-1949)

Notable Hulberts come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hulbert

Hulbert has the Soundex code H416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H416.

Questions

How common is the surname Hulbert?: 5,214 people in the United States had the surname Hulbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,215 Americans. It ranked 6,509th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hulbert?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Hulbert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hulbert?: Jack Hulbert, British actor (1892-1978), followed by Homer Hulbert.
Where is the surname Hulbert most common?: Wikidata records people named Hulbert in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Hulbert getting more or less common?: More common. 5,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,214 in 2010, up 4.1%.