Highley Surname
Approximately 2,994 people bear this surname
Highley Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the High Lea [Old English heáh + leáh (Middle English ley]
Highley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,354 | 1:153,976 | 15,783 |
| England | 373 | 1:149,378 | 14,295 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | 1:33,268 | 3,344 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Puerto Rico | 22 | 1:161,370 | 2,003 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 420 | 1:58,037 | 6,832 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:25,712 | 1,467 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 320 | 1:156,933 | 14,423 |
Highley (14) may also be a first name.
Highley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the High Lea [Old English heáh + leáh (Middle English ley]
A parish in Shropshire.
Highley Demographics
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Highley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Highley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Highley occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Highley.
How Common Is The Last Name Highley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 147,797th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,434,050 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Highley are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Highley is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,354 people, or 1 in 153,976. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 15 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Highley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Highley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Highley last name grew 736 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Highley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Highley are 21.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.08% registered with the party.
The amount Highley earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $40,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.3% more than the national average, earning $60,763 CAD per year.
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