Highley Surname

147,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Highley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the High Lea [Old English heáh + leáh (Middle English ley]

Highley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3541:153,97615,783
England3731:149,37814,295
Canada781:472,37940,609
Trinidad and Tobago411:33,2683,344
Australia331:818,05251,601
Scotland251:214,15311,205
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Puerto Rico221:161,3702,003
Wales181:171,91811,581
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France81:8,302,840321,660
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4201:58,0376,832
Wales611:25,7121,467
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:156,93314,423

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Shropshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Highley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Highley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Highley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 147,797th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,434,050 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Highley reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

The last name Highley is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,354 people, or 1 in 153,976. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 15 percent reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Highley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Highley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Highley surname expanded 736 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Highley are 21.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.08% registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heighley9327/
Hinghley931/
Higley926,496/
Highly92164/
Hughley862,996/
Hingley862,141/
Haigley8679/
Heigley8677/
Highler8628/
Higgley869/
Chigley865/
Heighly863/
Hiogley863/
Heghley861/
Highles861/
Higleys861/
Higleyy861/
Hihgley861/
Aighley861/
Haighle860/
Hiegley860/
Heighle860/
Higle83363/
Higly834/
Igley832/
Ighle831/
Haighler801/
Highless801/
Heughley800/
Chingley800/
Heighler800/
Hingle771,344/
Hugley77773/
Ingley77698/
Heigle77410/
Higler77244/
Hegley77138/
Hiegle7742/
Gigley7738/
Chigle7725/
Higleh7717/
Huigle7715/
Higles775/
Higlet774/
Haigle774/
Higgle772/
Highla771/
Hughle771/
Inghle771/
Higlee771/
Higloy771/
Ighles771/
Jighly771/
Hingly770/
Higgly770/
Aigley770/
Hygley770/
Hyghly770/
Hiegly770/
Higlie770/
Higlay770/
Chigly770/
Highloyes750/
Igle73514/
Igly730/
Haigler713,189/
Higlett71214/
Heigele71192/
Chingle71103/
Heagley7148/
Heigler7132/
Chegley7120/
Heingle718/
Hinglej714/
Heugley714/
Hengley713/
Gingley713/
Haigles713/
Eighler712/
Higlaje712/
Heggley712/
Chiglee712/
Ighelle712/
Chiogle711/
Chaigle711/
Heiggle711/
Hughlee711/
Heughly711/
Hinglee711/
Giggley711/
Juigley711/
Chiggle711/
Ighille711/
Huggley710/
Gaigley710/
Haiglet710/
Eighles710/
Aingley710/
Chigler710/
Heiglet710/
Higgler710/
Hicgler710/
Huegley710/
Ingle67261,601/
Hügle671,003/
Igler67786/
Egley67762/
Aigle67647/
Hegle67563/
Hugle67465/
Hinglaje67268/
Eigle67143/
Hägle67116/
Iglea6789/
Igles6777/
Hegly6770/
Iglay6754/
Chinglee6723/
Higli6722/
Gigle6721/
Hügly6721/
Igloe6714/
Heijgele6713/
Yigle6713/
Chyoghly6711/
Iglee6711/
Jigle6710/
Ughle677/
Ingly673/
Ugley673/
Iggle673/
Ighli673/
Ygley672/
Chinglya672/
Iglle672/
Heghlett671/
Higla671/
Hingliya671/
Gigly671/
Hégly671/
Igloy671/
Iglóy671/
Iglae671/
Chigglet671/
Ughly671/
Chinglay671/
Henghlee671/
Iggly671/
Iglez671/
Aigly670/
Highlads670/
Highlaus670/
Eigly670/
Haiggler670/

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