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

Huet, 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 Huet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Huet in America

Huet is the 43511th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Huet surname appeared 496 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 Huet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Huet 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 Huet

The surname HUET originated in France, with its earliest recorded examples dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French word "huet," which means "little owl." This nickname likely referred to someone who was perceived as being wise or vigilant, like the bird.

The name first appeared in historical records from the region of Normandy in northern France. One of the earliest documented instances was in the Domesday Book of 1086, which recorded landowners in England after the Norman Conquest. The name was spelled "Huet" or "Huett" in these early references.

During the 12th century, the name HUET appeared in various medieval manuscripts and charters from Normandy and other parts of northern France. For instance, a certain Raoul Huet was mentioned in a charter from the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy, dated around 1150.

In the 13th century, the name was associated with several notable individuals. One of them was Jean Huet, a French theologian and philosopher who lived from around 1230 to 1292. He was known for his writings on logic and metaphysics.

Another prominent figure with the surname HUET was Pierre-Daniel Huet, a French scholar and bishop who lived from 1630 to 1721. He was a prominent figure in the literary and philosophical circles of his time and served as the tutor to the Dauphin, the heir apparent to the French throne.

In the 18th century, a branch of the HUET family settled in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). One of their descendants was Étienne Huet, a French poet and playwright who was born in Saint-Domingue in 1762. He is best known for his satirical play "Les Philosophes de Bois," which criticized the excesses of the French Revolution.

Another notable individual with the surname HUET was Charles Huet, a French painter who lived from 1832 to 1908. He was a member of the Barbizon School of painters and is particularly known for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from the Fontainebleau Forest near Paris.

The surname HUET has also been associated with various place names in France, such as Huet-Ville in Normandy and Huet-Champs in the Ardennes region. These place names likely derived from the presence of families with the HUET surname in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Huet

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

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

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