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

Huger, 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 Huger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Huger in America

Huger is the 48256th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Huger surname appeared 438 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 Huger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Huger 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 Huger

The surname HUGER originated in Germany, where it first appeared in records dating back to the 13th century. The name is derived from the Middle High German word "huger," meaning "one who lives on a hill or high ground." This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name may have lived on elevated terrain or in hilly or mountainous regions.

The HUGER name can be traced back to various parts of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. Early spellings of the name included Huger, Hueger, and Huiger, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and orthography.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the HUGER name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, which mentions a certain "Johannes Huger" in 1287. Another notable reference is found in the Bayer'sches Wappenbuch, a Bavarian book of heraldry from the 16th century, which includes the coat of arms of the Huger family.

In the 14th century, a branch of the HUGER family established itself in the town of Hugersdorf (now known as Hugershoff) in the Rhineland region, likely named after an early bearer of the surname. This connection to a place name further reinforces the geographical origins of the HUGER name.

Among notable historical figures with the surname HUGER, one can mention:

1. Isaac HUGER (1742-1797), a South Carolina planter and politician who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and as a brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War.

2. Francis HUGER (1751-1805), a South Carolina planter and politician who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and as a major general during the American Revolutionary War.

3. Benjamin HUGER (1805-1877), a career United States Army officer who served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

4. Thomas HUGER (1774-1845), a South Carolina planter and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

5. Alfred HUGER (1788-1872), a South Carolina planter and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a brigadier general during the War of 1812.

While the HUGER name eventually spread to other parts of the world, particularly through migration to the United States, its origins can be traced back to the hill-dwelling communities of medieval Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Huger

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

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

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