Highes Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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 Last Name Facts

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

The last name Highes is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Highes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Highes is the 1,806,862nd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Highes is mostly found 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 frequent in The United States, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Highes is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Highes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Highes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Highes last name expanded 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Highes surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Highes surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heighes92544/
Huighes9211/
Haighes927/
Higes91235/
Hainghes860/
Heiges83509/
Heghes83270/
Haiges83191/
Inghes8394/
Huiges8331/
Hinges8330/
Higges8316/
Hyghes834/
Hoiges833/
Aighes832/
Higest831/
Hieges831/
Iges8016/
Chinges77155/
Chigges7721/
Huyghes7714/
Heughes7710/
Henghes776/
Higuese773/
Huinges771/
Heghess771/
Ighesse771/
Haigues771/
Gaighes771/
Heighis770/
Higgues770/
Higgeys770/
Inges73134/
Eiges7371/
Igges7364/
Igies7338/
Jiges7336/
Aiges7334/
Giges7323/
Igesz7321/
Igess7321/
Igese738/
Igues735/
Higis731/
Eghes731/
Ioges731/
Haigis67955/
Iguess6794/
Heigis6782/
Aigues6743/
Ginges6741/
Hegheş6741/
Hingis6735/
Yigues6717/
Higgis6716/
Chigis6715/
Higuez6712/
Ingges677/
Hayges677/
Yinges674/
Higuis673/
Jigesh673/
Igeche673/
Hégues672/
Gaiges671/
Enghes671/
Gigesh671/
Ingies671/
Jaiges671/
Hoyges671/
Ygheus671/
Ingess671/
Igetse671/
Igiche671/
Ainges670/
Igueis670/
Gigges670/
Jigges670/
Eigest670/

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