Explore the Family Name Hebble

The meaning of Hebble

1. English: possibly a variant of Hepple, a habitational name from Hepple in Northumberland, named from Old English hēope ‘rosehip’ or hēopa ‘bramble’ + halh ‘nook, hollow’. 2. Altered form of North German Hebbel, a pet form of the female personal name Helburg, from hild ‘fight, battle’ + burg ‘protection, castle’. This surname is found mainly in Schleswig-Holstein.

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How common is the last name Hebble in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hebble has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hebble ranked 84,968th in terms of popularity, and this rank dropped to 88,336th by 2010, marking a decrease of 3.96%. However, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased marginally from 205 to 210 during the same period, reflecting a growth of 2.44%. The proportion per 100,000 people shrank by 12.5%, shifting from 0.08 to 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#84,968	#88,336	-3.96%
Count	205	210	2.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hebble

The Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hebble. In 2000, approximately 96.59% of those bearing the surname identified as White, but this figure decreased to 90.95% by 2010. Meanwhile, there was an increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, moving from 2.44% to 4.76%. Interestingly, in 2010, the data shows that 2.38% of the Hebbles reported belonging to two or more races, a category that registered zero in 2000. There were no instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.59%	90.95%	-5.84%
Hispanic	2.44%	4.76%	95.08%
Two or More Races	0%	2.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%