Higbie Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

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

Higbie Surname Definition:

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

Higbie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1351:319,34729,128
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3371:149,01713,853

Higbie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Higbie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Higbie has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Higbie.

How Common Is The Last Name Higbie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 324,225th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,342,512 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Higbie are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,135 people, or 1 in 319,347. In The United States Higbie is most common in: New York, where 10 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Higbie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Higbie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Higbie last name rose 337 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Higbie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Higbie surname are 6.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.04% registered to vote for the party.

Higbie earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $46,032 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highbie921/
Chigbie921/
Higbe91129/
Igbie911/
Higbi910/
Higbee835,226/
Chigbe83109/
Higbid8387/
Higbea8377/
Higbey8342/
Higbed8314/
Higbai8311/
Highbe838/
Huigbe837/
Igbier836/
Hiegbe831/
Hingbe831/
Igbije831/
Aigbie831/
Higbei830/
Hegbie830/
Higbye830/
Higgbe830/
Heigbe830/
Igbe806,559/
Igbi80829/
Chigbeu77283/
Chiegbe7763/
Ohiegbe7738/
Igbajie7720/
Chingbe7715/
Haigbea7711/
Highbee776/
Chiguie773/
Higgbee772/
Cheigbe772/
Igbojie772/
Chigbui772/
Igbejie772/
Haingbi772/
Haigbee771/
Chigbeh771/
Haigbai771/
Aigbe7311,545/
Higby733,121/
Eigbe731,087/
Hegbe73987/
Igber73910/
Igbeh73224/
Ingbe73141/
Jigbe73100/
Igbee7397/
Igboi7380/
Igbei7367/
Aigbi7348/
Ingbi7347/
Higba7333/
Ugbie7332/
Igbes7322/
Igbue7315/
Igbji7312/
Igbea7312/
Igbai7312/
Igbye739/
Igbis738/
Igbgi737/
Igwie736/
Yigbe735/
Hegbi734/
Igbed734/
Igbeu734/
Igbui733/
Higve732/
Egbie732/
Gigbe732/
Jigbi732/
Iguie732/
Ighbi731/
Gigbi731/
Iegbe731/
Hugbe731/
Igbii731/
Igbey731/
Oigbe731/
Igbij731/
Isgbe731/
Igbeï731/
Oigbi731/
Igbid731/
Jhgbi731/
Aigbojie71319/
Eigbojie7148/
Chingboi718/
Chigbihi714/
Oigbohie713/
Chingbea711/
Chiegbeu711/
Chegbe67401/
Chigba67170/
Highby6788/
Igbeer6758/
Gaigbe6751/
Oigebe6736/
Yigbea6728/
Jingbe6727/
Ugbije6723/
Aigbeh6719/
Goigbe6714/
Hegbee6713/
Egbioe6710/
Igbiji678/
Hegber677/
Eigbhi675/
Igbihi674/
Hengbi674/
Aingbe673/
Igboij673/
Aisgbe673/
Igbehe672/
Igbhai672/
Chigbuith672/
Egbihe672/
Ishgbe672/
Ugbjie672/
Hugbey671/
Aingbi671/
Heagbe671/
Jigbeh671/
Gigbee671/
Aigbih671/
Eigbue671/
Igbaij671/
Aaigbe671/
Egbije671/
Igbeeh671/
Igbehi671/
Uigbeh671/
Igbhee671/
Ingbeh671/
Yigbei671/
Yigbeu671/
Gigbea671/
Gingbe671/
Gingbi671/
Aiguie671/
Jaigbe671/
Igbeai671/
Igbest671/
Eigbee671/
Aigbed671/
Aigbai671/
Yigebe671/
Yingbi671/
Jingbi671/
Hugbee670/
Higbay670/
Higgby670/

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