The Hubbell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,977 people carried this name — #5,790 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,300 people counted. That is down 1% from 6,011 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

106 families named Hubbell, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 633 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 68
New York 21
Vermont 8
Massachusetts 6
Pennsylvania 2
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 246 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Hubbell in American newspapers,
1927.

Newspaper page from The Bozeman Courier carrying the name Hubbell
The Bozeman Courier 1927-07-22
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Hubbell
The Ronan Pioneer 1927-07-21
Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Hubbell
The Poplar Standard 1927-07-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 73,996 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hubbell in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

155 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hubbell. The most, 86, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 48
Queensland 34
Victoria 27
South Australia 17
Tasmania 11
Western Australia 8
ACT (Canberra) 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hubbell.

Who carried it

People named Hubbell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sarah Perry Hubbell
    Sarah Perry Hubbell 1744–1826
  • William Spring Hubbell
    William Spring Hubbell 1801–1873 · politician
  • Levi Hubbell
    Levi Hubbell 1808–1876 · judge
  • John Hubbell 1734–1810
  • Seth Hubbell 1759–1832
  • Eleanor Hubbell 1762–1819

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hubbell,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States685 records

685 records of the Hubbell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 217
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 210
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 106
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 91
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 35
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 22
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leroy Hubbell

    Born 1910 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Chicago; plumber from Whiteside County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Walnut Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas Simcock Hubbell

    Born 1940; from Milford, Michigan. U.S. Marine Corps, infantry officer; killed in action 1967 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Hubbell

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Patrick Henry from London, aged 32; farmer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 685 records for Hubbell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Hubbell name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Gordon Earl Hubbell

    Buried in 1980 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 48.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Henry Hubbell

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Nathan and others Hubbell

    Named in a Nova Scotia land record for Cape Breton County, in 1785.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Hubbell in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia5 records

5 records of the Hubbell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John G. Hubbell

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Epaminondas.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Hubbell

    Died 1849 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 45.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record H. M. Hubbell

    Sailed from Victoria in 1892 aboard the Oriental, bound for London, aged 29.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hubbell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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