A German surname, Huber comes from the Old German terms ‘hube’ and ‘huobe’ which meant a section of land owned by a farmer called the hide. The spelling variations for Huber include Humer, Huebmer, Hubert, Haber, Hoover, Haumer, Hueber, Huemer and Humer. Huber is a very common surname in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. It is most common in Germany in the southern region. There is a scattering of the Huber surname in England. The most populated areas are in the city of London, Kent, Surrey, Somerset, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Sussex. In Scotland the Huber surname is primarily located in Midlothian and Aberdeenshire counties. Within the United States the original Huber families lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama, Illinois and Tennessee. Famous: Gerold Huber (accomplished pianist from Germany), Anke Huber (professional tennis player), Alexander Huber (professional football player), Wolf Huber (16th century artist from Austria), Thomas Huber (accomplished mountain climber), Rupert Huber (music composer and musician), Nicolaus A. Huber (music composer from Germany), Liezel Huber (professional tennis player from South Africa), Justin Huber (professional baseball player from Australia), Harold Huber (movie film actor) and Herta Huber (writer and poet from Germany).