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

Highland (Arabic: هايلاند) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 108,552^nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,699,521 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Highland live; 84 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Highland is also the 940,641^st most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 101 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3,480 people, or 1 in 104,155. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 13 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Highland Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Highland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Highland surname grew 293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 121 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highland Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Highland surname are 13.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Highland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.82% less than the national average, earning $41,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $51,888 CAD per year.