The Huet surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 496 people carried this name — #43,511 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is up 15% from 430 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Huet surname
From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Huet» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 12,409 people named Huet.
91 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 544 people named Huet live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
68 people named Huet live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
48 people named Huet have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 61 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 22 people named Huet live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Huet,
with a public archive behind them.
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Albert Huet 1537–1607 · judge -
Pierre Daniel Huet 1630–1721 · bishop -
Jean-Baptiste Huet 1745–1811 · painter -
Jean Huet d. 1483 · Catholic priest
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Thomas Huet d. 1591 · translator
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Gédéon Huet 1654–1729 · parson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Huet.
- Hudson 134,963 · U.S. census
- Hue 795 · U.S. census
- Hueber 545 · U.S. census
- Huerta 47,455 · U.S. census
- Huertas 4,235 · U.S. census
- Hueso 435 · U.S. census
- Huette 177 · U.S. census
- Hug 2,089 · U.S. census
- Huge 354 · U.S. census
- Hugel 317 · U.S. census
- Huger 438 · U.S. census
- Hughes 236,271 · U.S. census
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