Huber

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Template:About Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word Template:Lang meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten most common surnames in the German-speaking world, especially in Austria and Switzerland where it is the surname of approximately 0.3% of the population.

Variants arising from varying dialectal pronunciation of the surname include Hueber, Hüber, Huemer, Humor, Haumer, Huebner and (anglicized) Hoover.

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Map showing frequency distribution of the surname Huber in Germany. A clear increase in frequency is seen as one moves south towards the Austrian border.

People with the surname Huber

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  • Berni Huber (born 1967), German alpine skier
  • Bruno Huber (1930–1999), Swiss astrologer, husband of Louise Huber

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  • Don Huber (born 1957), American soccer (football) forward

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  • Oscar E. Huber (1917–2017), American politician, rancher, and farmer
  • Ossi Huber (1954–2025), Austrian musician and author

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  • Vernon Huber (1899–1967), 36th Governor of American Samoa
  • Victor Aimé Huber (1800–1869), German social reformer, travel writer and a literature historian

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See also

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