Humbert surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Humbert surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,321 people carried this name — #7,684 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 4,003 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 9,752 people named Humbert.

212 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 95 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 212
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1,120
Vosges 983
Moselle 754
Paris 742
Doubs 671
Meuse 585
Bas-Rhin 450
Ain 443

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

721 people named Humbert live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 284
Fribourg 127
Geneva 85
Neuchâtel 64
Zurich 51
Valais 49
Jura 19
Bern 17

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 225 people named Humbert 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 67
Entre Ríos 56
Mendoza 45
Córdoba 27
Santa Fe 18
Tucumán 12

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 20 people named Humbert 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 Brussels-Capital.

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

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 15
East Flanders 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Humbert in American newspapers,
1900–1914.

Newspaper page from The Southern Herald carrying the name Humbert
The Southern Herald 1914-05-15
Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Humbert
St. Tammany Farmer 1904-03-26
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Humbert
Daily Kennebec Journal 1900-07-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 87,360 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Humbert,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William of Paris d. 1314 · Catholic priest
  • William of Paris d. 1311 · Catholic priest
  • André Humbert d. 1851 · Legationsrat
  • Marie Humbert d. 2018
  • Aubrey 1150–1218 · Catholic priest
  • Jacob Daniel Humbert 1643–1707 · theologian

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Humbert is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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