Heighway Surname

315,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Heighway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Highway,' a parish in Wiltshire, four miles from Calne; (a) 'at the highway,' from residence on the high-road; Middle English heightveye, Piers Plowman, B. x. 155 (v. High, Skeat).

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Heighway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6201:89,8689,701
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Australia1231:219,47721,009
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
Canada891:413,99536,402
Wales381:81,4356,830
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2501:97,5019,918
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Heighway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Highway,' a parish in Wiltshire, four miles from Calne; (a) 'at the highway,' from residence on the high-road; Middle English heightveye, Piers Plowman, B. x. 155 (v. High, Skeat).

Richard de Heyweye, Wiltshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Richard Highwey, Close Rolls, 24 Henry VI.

1619-20. William Highway and Anne Selman: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

In later times this surname was occasionally given to foundlings, but this does not affect the position of the origin as given above.

1648. Baptised — William Highway, Glius populi: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at a Highway [Old English heáh-weg]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Heighway Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Heighway Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Heighway is most common in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Heighway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heighway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heighway is the 315,974th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,139,466 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Heighway live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Heighway is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 620 people, or 1 in 89,868. In England Heighway is mostly concentrated in: Shropshire, where 17 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found and Berkshire, where 7 percent are found. Besides England Heighway is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Heighway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heighway has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Heighway surname expanded 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heighway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Heighway surname is principally Brethren (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Heighway surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heighway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 162.39% more than the national average, earning R 623,544 per year; in United States they earn 21.53% more than the national average, earning $52,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $58,946 CAD per year.

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