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Gight Surname Definition:
GIGHT: John Gecht was tenant in Balmyle, 1473 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 182), and William Gicht was created dempster of the barony of Urie in 1620 (Urie, p. 30). From the place of the name in Aberdeenshire.
Gight Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
GIGHT: John Gecht was tenant in Balmyle, 1473 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 182), and William Gicht was created dempster of the barony of Urie in 1620 (Urie, p. 30). From the place of the name in Aberdeenshire.
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ight | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hight | 80 | 8,085 | / |
| Eight | 80 | 101 | / |
| Sight | 80 | 85 | / |
| Giget | 80 | 20 | / |
| Aight | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zight | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cight | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haight | 73 | 10,500 | / |
| Height | 73 | 2,782 | / |
| Hights | 73 | 159 | / |
| Eights | 73 | 30 | / |
| Khight | 73 | 13 | / |
| Huight | 73 | 8 | / |
| Seight | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hieght | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gigett | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gigech | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hoight | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jinght | 73 | 3 | / |
| Scight | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saight | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gigget | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sikght | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zighet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coight | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aighte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Highte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sieght | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gige | 67 | 55 | / |
| Heights | 67 | 18 | / |
| Haights | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igdt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giggett | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eght | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gigj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gingeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gigeesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hieghtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heightz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heighte | 67 | 0 | / |
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