Huber is a surname of German language origin. It derives from the German word Hube meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess. 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, Huemer, Humer, Haumer, Huebmer and (anglicized) Hoover.
People with the surname HuberAlexander Huber (born 1968), German climber and mountaineerAlexander Huber (football) (born 1985), German football playerAlyson Huber (born 1972), Californian legislator elected to the State Assembly in 2008Anja Huber (born 1983), German skeleton racerAnke Huber (born 1974), German former tennis playerBruno Huber (1930–1999), Swiss astrologer, husband of Louise HuberCheri Huber (born c. 1944), American independent Soto Zen teacherChuck Huber (born 1971), American voice actorDon Huber (born 1957), retired American Soccer (Football) forwardErwin Huber (born 1946), German conservative politicianFrançois Huber (1750–1831), Swiss naturalistFranz Josef Huber (1902–1975) SS general and Generalmajor der Polizei in AustriaGerold Huber (born 1969), German pianistGregory Huber (born 1971), American legislator and juristHarold Huber (1909–1959), American character actor of the 1930s/1940sHerbert Huber (1931–2005), German botanistHerbert Huber (1944–1970), Austrian skierHermann J. Huber (1954–2009), German writer and journalistHerta Huber (born 1926), German writer and poetJacques Huber (1867–1914), Swiss-Brazilian botanistJoKarl Huber (1902–1996), German artistJon Huber (born 1981), former American baseball pitcherJustin Huber (born 1982), Australian baseball playerKároly Huber (born 1971), Hungarian-American political scientist, politicianKlaus Huber (born 1924), Swiss composerKurt Huber (1893–1943), German professor, executed by the Nazis in 1943Kurt Huber (tenor) (born 1937), Swiss tenorLarry Huber (born 1950), American television producer, writer, and animatorLee Huber (1919–2005), American basketball playerLiezel Huber (born 1976), South African tennis playerLotti Huber (1912-1998), German actressLouise Huber (1930–1999), Swiss astrologer, wife of Bruno HuberMax Huber (disambiguation), multiple peopleNicolaus A. Huber (born 1939), German composerNorbert Huber (born 1964), Italian former lugerPeter J. Huber (born 1934), Swiss statisticianPeter W. Huber (born 1952), American writer and lawyerPierre Antoine François Huber (1775–1832), French generalRobert Huber (born 1937), German biochemistRobert Huber (engineer) (1901–1995) Swiss engineerRobert Huber (sport shooter) (1878–1946), Finnish former sport shooterRobert J. Huber (1922–2001), U.S. Representative from MichiganRupert Huber (born 1967), Austrian composer and musicianSophie Huber, (born 1985) French freestyle swimmerTherese Huber (1764–1829), German authorThomas Huber (born 1966), German climber and mountaineerTomáš Huber, Czech footballerTytus Maksymilian Huber (1872–1950), Polish mechanical engineer, educator, and scientistVernon Huber (1899–1967), 36th Governor of American SamoaVictor Aimé Huber (1800–1869), German social reformer, travel writer and a literature historianUlrik Huber (1636–1694), Dutch juristWilfried Huber (born 1970), Italian lugerWilliam Russel Huber (1903–1982), US Navy sailor, Medal of Honor awardeeWilliam Wendell Huber (born 1923-2005)American Football player Notre Dame & University of Illinois- All AmericanWillie Huber (1958-2010), German born professional ice hockey defencemanWolf Huber (c. 1485–1553), Austrian painterWolfgang Huber (born 1942), German former Bishop
