Hübner (family name)

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Hübner or Huebner is a family name.

Origin and meaning

The surname Hübner belongs with surname Hubner to the big names Family Huber . So they are related in name. It is derived from the term “ Hube ”, which was a unit of measurement for a piece of land. This in turn comes from the Middle High German word huobe . In this way, Hübner can be assigned to the family name with job title.

distribution

Hübner is particularly widespread in southern Germany , but can also be found in the rest of Germany. Together with the large Huber family, Hübner occupies 42nd place in the ranking of the most common family names in Germany. (See also: List of the most common surnames in Germany ).

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  • Zygmunt Hübner (1930–1989), Polish theater director and general manager

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ J. Udolph, S. Fitzek: Professor Udolph's book of names. Where they come from. What they mean. Bertelsmann, Munich 2005, p. 127.