Hulburt Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hulburt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Albrecht' or 'Ulbricht' (Yonge), earlier forms of Albert. Hulburt is the popular American form. The aspirate presents no difficulty, as this dictionary fully shows.

William Hulberte, or Howlbarte, 1530: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Hulburt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6411:565,45946,482
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5791:86,7339,008

Hulburt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Albrecht' or 'Ulbricht' (Yonge), earlier forms of Albert. Hulburt is the popular American form. The aspirate presents no difficulty, as this dictionary fully shows.

William Hulberte, or Howlbarte, 1530: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) Grace-Bright [Old Teutonic *Huldiber(h)t, &c.-O.Sax. O.H. Ger. huldi (mod. huld), grace, favour (cp. Old English hold = Old Norse holl(ð)-r (mod. Scandinavian huld), gracious, faithful) + Old Saxon berht = O.H.Ger. beraht = Old English be(o)rht = Old Norse biart-r), bright]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Hulberts of Malmesbury may be able to trace their pedigree back to Thomas Hulbert, the pious clothier of Corsham, who, as we learn from a brass in Corsham Church, "Christianly finished his course with powerfull prayer to God upon Tuesday, being the 16 October, 1632" (A.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hulburt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hulburt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hulburt is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hulburt.

How Common Is The Last Name Hulburt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 508,499th most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. Hulburt occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Hulburt live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hulburt is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 641 people, or 1 in 565,459. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent live, Washington, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Hulburt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hulburt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hulburt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hulburt last name are 18.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.29% being registered with the party.

Hulburt earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $41,072 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hgulburt930/
Huelburt930/
Hullburt930/
Hulburtt930/
Haulburth880/
Hulburd86138/
Holburt86111/
Hilburt8647/
Hulbort860/
Hillburt800/
Aulbur77224/
Ulbort7714/
Holbur773/
Hulvur771/
Holburd7112/
Hilburd714/
Jilburt711/
Olbur6746/
Hillburd671/
Hullbord671/
Oulboure671/
Olbort62442/
Holbord578/
Olborth577/
Holwort570/
Hollworth5027/

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