Hobert Name Origin and Family Crest

Bearers of the name Hobert share their surname's story with Hobart, its better-known spelling. The family name meaning is “Corruption of Hubert (mind, bright)”, the same as for Hobart.

A variant of Hobart

Hobert writes “e” in place of the “a” found in Hobart, a typical scribal difference.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Hobert with 621 bearers, at rank 36,099. Hobert sounds close to Hébert, Hubert and Hubbert, so it can help to search both.

Heraldry and the Hobert name

Arms linked to Hobart and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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