Explore the Family Name Hibler

The meaning of Hibler

South German (Bavaria, Tyrol): topographic name from a word preserved in dialect as Hiebel ‘hill’ + the agent suffix -er. Compare Hibbler.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hibler saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hibler ranked 17,170th in the United States, but it dropped slightly to 17,613th by 2010, marking a -2.58% change. However, the count of people carrying the surname increased from 1,522 in 2000 to 1,595 in 2010, which is a growth rate of 4.8%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased marginally during this decade, going down by -3.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,170	#17,613	-2.58%
Count	1,522	1,595	4.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.54	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hibler

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals with the Hibler surname identified as White, accounting for approximately 80% in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a minor decrease of -0.75% in this category over the decade. The second largest group identified as Black, comprising 15.64% in 2000 and dropping slightly to 14.29% in 2010. The Hispanic representation saw a significant increase of 58.10%, rising from 2.10% in 2000 to 3.32% in 2010. Those identifying as part of two or more races also increased by nearly 30%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category saw a drop to zero in 2010 from a small representation in 2000, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.29%	79.69%	-0.75%
Black	15.64%	14.29%	-8.63%
Hispanic	2.1%	3.32%	58.1%
Two or More Races	1.64%	2.13%	29.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%