Explore the Family Name Huba

The meaning of Huba

1. Slovak: nickname or metonymic occupational name from huba ‘mushroom’. 2. Slovak and Czech: descriptive nickname for a cheeky or sharp-tongued person, from huba ‘mouth, gob’. 3. Belorussian and Ukrainian: descriptive nickname from huba ‘lip’. Compare Guba. 4. Polish: unexplained.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Huba has slightly decreased over the span of ten years from 2000 to 2010. Initially ranked at 70,052 in 2000, it slipped down by 1.41% to rank 71,042 in 2010. However, interestingly, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 5.36%, from 261 in 2000 to 275 in 2010. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100k people witnessed a decrease of 10%, going from 0.1 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,052	#71,042	-1.41%
Count	261	275	5.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Huba

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Huba, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it remained predominantly White from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of White individuals bearing the surname dropped slightly from 98.08% in 2000 to 96.36% in 2010, indicating a small change in its ethnic composition. On the other hand, the Hispanic presence emerged in 2010, making up 2.18% of the individuals with the Huba surname. This marks a change as there were no reported individuals of Hispanic ethnicity with this surname in 2000. The census data did not record any individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.08%	96.36%	-1.75%
Hispanic	0%	2.18%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%