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

Hueck, 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 Hueck surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hueck in America

Hueck is the 121590th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hueck surname appeared 142 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 Hueck.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hueck 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 Hueck

The surname HUECK originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 16th century. The name is believed to have derived from the Middle Low German word "huck," which means "hump" or "hunch." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive nickname for someone with a hunched or bent posture.

In the 17th century, the name HUECK appeared in various church records and official documents in the regions of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, where it was often spelled in variations such as "Huck," "Hucke," or "Hücke." These variations reflect the regional dialects and orthographic conventions of the time.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname HUECK was Hans Huck, a farmer from the village of Sulingen in Lower Saxony, who was mentioned in a land registry document dated 1612. Another early record comes from the town of Hagen in North Rhine-Westphalia, where a certain Gerd Hucke was listed as a merchant in a guild register from 1638.

Historically, the name HUECK was more prevalent in rural areas, where it was often associated with farming communities or small tradesmen. However, some notable individuals with this surname emerged over the centuries, such as:

1. Johann Hueck (1769-1823), a German theologian and author who wrote several works on Christian ethics and philosophy.
2. Friedrich Hueck (1812-1891), a German industrialist and entrepreneur who founded the Hueck & Co. textile manufacturing company in Krefeld.
3. Walther Hueck (1871-1944), a prominent German jurist and legal scholar who made significant contributions to the field of labor law.
4. Joachim Hueck (1925-2005), a German politician who served as a member of the Bundestag (German parliament) for the Christian Democratic Union from 1969 to 1990.
5. Helmut Hueck (born 1937), a German-born American artist and sculptor known for his large-scale public artworks, particularly in the state of Texas.

While the HUECK surname originated in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, its roots remain firmly planted in the historical regions of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, where the earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hueck

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

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

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