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

The last name Highlands occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 841,044^th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Highlands are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172^nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 60 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 1,709,712. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 56 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Highlands occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Scotland, where 7 percent are found.

Highlands Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Highlands has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Highlands last name expanded 262 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 378 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highlands Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Highlands last name is primarily Presbyterian (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States Highlands are 29.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.86% being registered to vote for the party.

Highlands earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $47,174 USD per year.