Explore the Family Name Hubley

The meaning of Hubley

Americanized form of Swiss German Hubli, probably a variant of Hübel, see Hubel.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The popularity of the surname Hubley has seen a decline over the decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Hubley ranked 23,721st in popularity and was carried by 996 individuals, representing about 0.37 out of every 100k people in the U.S. However, by 2010, its rank dropped to 30,442, and the number of bearers decreased to 767, which is approximately 0.26 out of every 100k people. This represents a decrease in popularity and proportion of roughly 28.33% and 29.73%, respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,721	#30,442	-28.33%
Count	996	767	-22.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.26	-29.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hubley

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hubley, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of the bearers identify as White, although there's been a slight decrease from 95.78% in 2000 to 92.96% in 2010. There's also a noticeable increase in the percentage of bearers who identify as Hispanic, rising from 0.60% in 2000 to 2.09% in 2010. The percentage of those who identify as Black showed a small increase, from 2.41% in 2000 to 2.74% in 2010. More bearers reported having two or more races in 2010 (1.17%) than in 2000 (0.70%). Meanwhile, the proportion of bearers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander was reported as 0.50% in 2000, but this data was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There were no bearers who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.78%	92.96%	-2.94%
Black	2.41%	2.74%	13.69%
Hispanic	0.6%	2.09%	248.33%
Two or More Races	0.7%	1.17%	67.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%