Where Does The Last Name High Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname High (Oriya: ହାଇ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name High? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 20,596^th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 274,505 people. The surname High occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of High reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 224,199^th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,242 people.

The last name High is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 17,647 people, or 1 in 20,539. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 109 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 10 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

High Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of High has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

High Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the High last name is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the High last name are 9.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.23% being registered with the party.

The amount High earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.84% more than the national average, earning R 375,084 per year; in United States they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $41,397 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,114 CAD per year.