Hubbard (surname)

Hubbard is an English surname. The name is a variant of the surnames Hobart, Hubbart, Hubbert, and Hubert.[1][2] These surnames are derived from personal names, such as the Old German Hugibert and Hubert,[2] which are composed of the elements hug ("heart", "mind", "spirit") and berht ("bright", "famous").[1][2] Early forms of the surname include filius Huberti (in 1066), Hubert (in 1199) Huberd and Hubert (in 1230), and Hoberd (in 1291).[2]

People with the surname

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References

  1. 1 2 Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 2 December 2011. For the surnames Hubbard and Hubert, this webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Reaney, Percy Hilde (1995), Wilson, Richard Middlewood, ed., A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 241, ISBN 0-19-863146-4.
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