Higbee Surname
Approximately 5,226 people bear this surname
Higbee Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Higby.' I cannot find the spot; compare Applebee.
1702. Married — Richard Higbey, of Bushey, Hertfordshire, and Elizabeth Cooke: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Higbee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,984 | 1:72,725 | 8,396 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,098 | 1:45,737 | 5,285 |
Higbee Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Higby.' I cannot find the spot; compare Applebee.
1702. Married — Richard Higbey, of Bushey, Hertfordshire, and Elizabeth Cooke: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(Scandinavian) Dweller at (apparently) Hyge’s Settlement [Old Norse by-r]
(English) One who came from Hyge's settlement.
Higbee Demographics
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Higbee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higbee Come From? nationality or country of origin
Higbee is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Higbee? popularity and diffusion
Higbee is the 91,582nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,394,479 people. The last name Higbee occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Higbee reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,984 people, or 1 in 72,725. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent are found, Utah, where 8 percent are found and Nevada, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Higbee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Higbee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 454 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 445 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Higbee Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Higbee last name are 23.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.04% registered with the political party.
The amount Higbee earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $43,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.27% more than the national average, earning $56,775 CAD per year.
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