Higbee Surname

91,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9841:72,7258,396
England1471:379,03426,619
Canada461:800,99162,809
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0981:45,7375,285

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.

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

(Scandinavian) Dweller at (apparently) Hyge’s Settlement [Old Norse by-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Hyge's settlement.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highbee926/
Higgbee922/
Haigbee921/
Higbe91129/
Igbee9197/
Higbie831,149/
Chigbe83109/
Higbea8377/
Igbeer8358/
Higbey8342/
Higbed8314/
Hegbee8313/
Highbe838/
Huigbe837/
Igbehe832/
Gigbee831/
Igbeeh831/
Igbhee831/
Hiegbe831/
Hingbe831/
Eigbee831/
Higbei830/
Higgbe830/
Hugbee830/
Heigbe830/
Igbe806,559/
Chigbeu77283/
Chiegbe7763/
Ohiegbe7738/
Chingbe7715/
Haigbea7711/
Eigebee772/
Cheigbe772/
Highbie771/
Chigbeh771/
Chigbie771/
Aigbe7311,545/
Higby733,121/
Eigbe731,087/
Hegbe73987/
Igber73910/
Igbeh73224/
Higue73162/
Ingbe73141/
Jigbe73100/
Igwee7368/
Igbei7367/
Ugbee7351/
Higba7333/
Egbee7331/
Igbes7322/
Igbea7312/
Yigbe735/
Igbed734/
Igbeu734/
Higve732/
Gigbe732/
Iguee732/
Iegbe731/
Hugbe731/
Igbey731/
Igbie731/
Oigbe731/
Isgbe731/
Igbeï731/
Higbi730/
Hingquee712/
Chingbea711/
Chiegbeu711/
Chigwe671,443/
Chegbe67401/
Chigba67170/
Hingve67134/
Hingwe67133/
Highby6788/
Higbid6787/
Higgwe6777/
Chigue6775/
Gaigbe6751/
Oigebe6736/
Haigue6731/
Yigbea6728/
Jingbe6727/
Egbehe6722/
Aigbeh6719/
Goigbe6714/
Gegbee6711/
Higbai6711/
Hegber677/
Engbee677/
Hiogue675/
Huigue674/
Aingbe673/
Aisgbe673/
Heigwe673/
Higuey672/
Ishgbe672/
Hugbey671/
Heagbe671/
Jigbeh671/
Oigewe671/
Igweee671/
Egbeae671/
Aaigbe671/
Higgue671/
Uigbeh671/
Hisgue671/
Higuea671/
Heigue671/
Ingbeh671/
Yigbei671/
Yigbeu671/
Gigbea671/
Gingbe671/
Jaigbe671/
Igbest671/
Igbije671/
Igwehe671/
Aigbed671/
Aigbie671/
Yigebe671/
Hegbie670/
Higwer670/
Higbay670/
Higgby670/

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