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

Hubble, 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 Hubble surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hubble in America

Hubble is the 8990th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hubble surname appeared 3,639 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Hubble.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hubble 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 Hubble

The surname Hubble is of English origin, deriving from a place name referring to a small hill or outcrop of land. It is believed to have emerged in the late 12th or early 13th century, with the earliest recorded instances found in the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John de Hubbelowe, mentioned in the Coroner's Rolls of Yorkshire in 1315. The name is also found in the Subsidy Rolls of Lancashire in 1332, listed as Ricardus del Hubilhow. These early spellings, such as Hubbelowe and Hubilhow, reflect the local dialect and pronunciation of the area.

The Hubble surname is thought to have derived from the Old English words "hob" or "hup," meaning a small hill or raised ground, combined with the word "hyll" or "howe," meaning a hill or mound. This suggests that the name originated from individuals who lived near or on a small elevated landform.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, there are references to several places with similar names, such as Hubberholme in Yorkshire, which could have contributed to the development of the surname. The Domesday Book also mentions landowners with similar names, like Hubald and Hubert, which may have been early variants of the surname.

Notable bearers of the Hubble surname include:

1. Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953), an American astronomer renowned for his contributions to the field of cosmology and the discovery of the expansion of the universe.

2. Thomas Hubble (1737-1804), an English clockmaker and inventor from Bolton, Lancashire, known for his work on perpetual motion machines.

3. John Hubble (1670-1717), an English Puritan minister and author, best known for his book "A Narrative of the Trouble and Persecution of the People Called Quakers."

4. William Hubble (1807-1873), an English architect and surveyor who designed several notable buildings in Manchester and surrounding areas.

5. Robert Hubble (1816-1891), an English businessman and philanthropist, who founded the Hubble Trust for the education of underprivileged children in Derbyshire.

While the Hubble surname originated in England, it later spread to other parts of the world, particularly through emigration to North America and other English-speaking countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hubble

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

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 Hubble 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 Hubble 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 Hubble was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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