Highes Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Highes Surname User-submission:
(Irish, Welsh, Scottish, English, French) A variation of Hughes or Hayes, both meaning the 'son of fire' in Old Irish, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic.
Highes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Highes Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Irish, Welsh, Scottish, English, French) A variation of Hughes or Hayes, both meaning the 'son of fire' in Old Irish, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic.
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Highes Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Highes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Highes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Highes occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Highes? popularity and diffusion
Highes is the 1,806,862nd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Highes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Highes live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Highes is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Highes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Highes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Highes surname grew 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Highes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Highes last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Highes surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.
Highes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.67% less than the national average, earning $38,547 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heighes | 92 | 544 | / |
| Huighes | 92 | 11 | / |
| Haighes | 92 | 7 | / |
| Higes | 91 | 235 | / |
| Hainghes | 86 | 0 | / |
| Heiges | 83 | 509 | / |
| Heghes | 83 | 270 | / |
| Haiges | 83 | 191 | / |
| Inghes | 83 | 94 | / |
| Huiges | 83 | 31 | / |
| Hinges | 83 | 30 | / |
| Higges | 83 | 16 | / |
| Hyghes | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hoiges | 83 | 3 | / |
| Aighes | 83 | 2 | / |
| Higest | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hieges | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iges | 80 | 16 | / |
| Chinges | 77 | 155 | / |
| Chigges | 77 | 21 | / |
| Huyghes | 77 | 14 | / |
| Heughes | 77 | 10 | / |
| Henghes | 77 | 6 | / |
| Higuese | 77 | 3 | / |
| Huinges | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heghess | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ighesse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haigues | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaighes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Heighis | 77 | 0 | / |
| Higgues | 77 | 0 | / |
| Higgeys | 77 | 0 | / |
| Inges | 73 | 134 | / |
| Eiges | 73 | 71 | / |
| Igges | 73 | 64 | / |
| Igies | 73 | 38 | / |
| Jiges | 73 | 36 | / |
| Aiges | 73 | 34 | / |
| Giges | 73 | 23 | / |
| Igesz | 73 | 21 | / |
| Igess | 73 | 21 | / |
| Igese | 73 | 8 | / |
| Igues | 73 | 5 | / |
| Higis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eghes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ioges | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haigis | 67 | 955 | / |
| Iguess | 67 | 94 | / |
| Heigis | 67 | 82 | / |
| Aigues | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ginges | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hegheş | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hingis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Yigues | 67 | 17 | / |
| Higgis | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chigis | 67 | 15 | / |
| Higuez | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ingges | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hayges | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yinges | 67 | 4 | / |
| Higuis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jigesh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igeche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hégues | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaiges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enghes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gigesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaiges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygheus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igetse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igiche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainges | 67 | 0 | / |
| Igueis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gigges | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jigges | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eigest | 67 | 0 | / |
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