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Huber

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Huber (disambiguation).

Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word Hube meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the population.

Variants arising from varying dialectal pronunciation of the surname include Hueber, Hüber, Huemer, Humer, Haumer, Huebner and (anglicized) Hoover.

Map showing frequency distribution of the surname Huber in Germany. A clear increase in frequency is seen as one moves south towards the Austrian border.

People with the surname Huber

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  • Berni Huber (born 1967), German alpine skier
  • Bruno Huber (1930–1999), Swiss astrologer, husband of Louise Huber

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  • Don Huber (born 1957), American soccer (football) forward

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  • Oscar E. Huber (1917–2017), American politician, rancher, and farmer

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  • Vernon Huber (1899–1967), 36th Governor of American Samoa
  • Victor Aimé Huber (1800–1869), German social reformer, travel writer and a literature historian

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