Find out how popular the last name Hebbe is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hebbe.

Hebbe, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hebbe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hebbe in America

Hebbe is the 65593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hebbe surname appeared 302 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hebbe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hebbe to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hebbe

The surname HEBBE is of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin, deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century words "heb" meaning "to raise" and "hebban" meaning "to lift up". It was initially used as a descriptive name for someone who practiced the occupation of a porter or carrier.

The earliest recorded example of the surname dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appeared as Hebbe, Hebbe, and Hebbes. During the Middle Ages, the name was most prevalent in the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire in northern England.

In the 13th century, Robert de Hebbe was listed in the Assize Court Rolls of Staffordshire in 1292. Willelmus Hebbe was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1327. Henry Hebbe appeared in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1381.

Notable bearers of the surname include John Hebbe (1561-1625), an English clergyman who served as the Rector of St. Peter's Church in Wolverhampton. Richard Hebbe (1609-1658) was a British soldier who fought for the Parliamentarian cause during the English Civil War.

In the 18th century, the surname was also found in the form of Hebb, as evidenced by the birth of William Hebb in Middlewich, Cheshire in 1720. Robert Hebb (1773-1834) was a British merchant and author who wrote a book on the East India trade.

Variant spellings of the name include Hebb, Hebe, Hebbe, and Hebbes, with the latter two forms being more archaic. The surname has also been associated with place names such as Hebbeden in Yorkshire, and Hebborn in Lancashire, both of which may have influenced the development of the name in those regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hebbe

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hebbe.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hebbe was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hebbe has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hebbe was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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