An English surname the Hubbard family name is a form of the name Hubert. The ‘hug’ and ‘berht’ refer to a bright mind and spirit.

Spelling variations of Hubbard include Hubert and Hubbert.

In England the Hubbard surname originated in Leicestershire county. The name spread to Norfolk, London, Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Warwickshire and Suffolk. Scotland has the Hubbard families mostly in Lanarkshire and Perthshire.
Hubbard families within the United States primarily live in Texas, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, California, Washington, Michigan, Virginia, Missouri, Kentucky and North Carolina.

Famous: Gardiner Greene Hubbard (19th century founder of the National Geographic Society), Brodie Foster Hubbard (musician, songwriter and singer), Elizabeth Hubbard (actress), Jack Hubbard (professional football player), Kin Hubbard (cartoonist and journalist), Ray Wylie Hubbard (singer), Thomas Hamlin Hubbard (Civil War brigadier general and Arctic explorer), Vincent K. Hubbard (writer) and Rob Hubbard (music composer from England).