Hubbard (surname)

Hubbard is an English surname. The name is a variant of the surnames Hobart, Hubbert, and Hubert. These surnames are derived from personal names, such as the Old German Hugibert and Hubert, which are composed of the elements hug ("heart", "mind", "spirit") and berht ("bright", "famous").{{citation |url=http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx? |title=Learn about the family history of your surname |publisher=Ancestry.com |accessdate=2 December 2011}}. For the surnames Hubbard and Hubert, this webpage cited: {{citation |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-508137-4 }}.{{citation |last=Reaney |first=Percy Hilde |editor-last=Wilson |editor-first=Richard Middlewood |title=A Dictionary of English Surnames |edition=3rd |year=1995 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-863146-4 |page=241 }}. Early forms of the surname include filius Huberti (in 1066), Hubert (in 1199), Huberd and Hubert (in 1230), and Hoberd (in 1291).

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Category:English-language surnames

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