The Huebner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,635 people carried this name — #5,259 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,400 people counted. That is down 1% from 6,717 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Huebner surname

From the Middle High German word for the holder of a hide of land.

From Middle High German huobenære (“holder of a hide”, a farm of standard size); or a name of origin from the place name Huben, in Bavaria, Austria and Switzerland.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (de.wiktionary.org, the German edition) — entry «Hübner», by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · translated from German and condensed.

In Poland’s population register

124 people named Huebner have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 154 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 49
Pomeranian 38
Opole 16
Lower Silesian 8
Silesian 5
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 3
Lubusz 3
Lesser Poland 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Huebner in American newspapers,
1885–1927.

Newspaper page from The Producers News carrying the name Huebner
The Producers News 1927-12-30
Newspaper page from The Manitowoc Pilot carrying the name Huebner
The Manitowoc Pilot 1885-10-22
Newspaper page from Goodwin's Weekly : A Thinking Paper For Thinking People carrying the name Huebner
Goodwin's Weekly : A Thinking Paper For Thinking People 1915-07-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,121 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Huebner in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

195 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Huebner. The most, 60, date from the 1900s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 64
South Australia 62
New South Wales 37
Queensland 19
Tasmania 4
ACT (Canberra) 3
Western Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Huebner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Clarence R. Huebner
    Clarence R. Huebner 1888–1972 · military personnel
  • Wolfgang Huebner
    Wolfgang Huebner 1926–2018 · architect
  • George Huebner 1862–1935 · photographer
  • Richard Fritz Paul Huebner 1869–1961 · businessperson
  • Fred H. Huebner 1893– · politician
  • Manfred Huebner 1905–1978 · singer

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 Huebner,
in the records of 5 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 States1,722 records

1,722 records of the Huebner name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 964
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 260
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 221
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 138
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 97
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 37
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Reinhardt C. Huebner

    Born 1924 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Snelling; sales clerk. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Huebner

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Princess Alice from Bremen, aged 16; servant. From Buergel, Germany; bound for St. Louis.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Herman Henry Huebner

    Born 1944; from Reedley, California. U.S. Army, armor crewman; killed in action 1969 in Long An, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,722 records for Huebner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia37 records

37 records of the Huebner name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 20
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 16
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Huebner

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Humboldt, aged 25.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Theodor Wilfred Eric Huebner

    Horticulturist of Mildura, Victoria; died 1998.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Anton Huebner

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Humboldt, aged 21.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Huebner in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Germany15 records

15 records of the Huebner name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 14
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Huebner

    From Rinau, Königsberg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 6 November 1915 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 33).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Andreas Huebner

    Emigrated to Poland in 1818.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Huebner

    From Hegenheim i. E. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 14 May 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 150).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Huebner in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Huebner name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Albert Huebner

    Died 1984, aged 63; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edward Huebner

    Buried in 1982 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Albert Huebner

    Died 1966; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Huebner in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Huebner name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Hartmut Erich Huebner

    Born 1950 in Germany; died 2001 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fritz Huebner

    Born 1917 in Germany; died 1992 in Annecy (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joseph Antoine Huebner

    Born 1933 in Lithuania; died 1997 in Pontault-Combault (Seine-et-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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