Highmore Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Highmore Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the High Moor [Old English heáh + mór]

Highmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2121:262,82120,935
Australia1401:192,82619,093
Canada641:575,71247,839
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Highmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the High Moor [Old English heáh + mór]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English), High hill, or High in the moor.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Highmore Last Name Facts

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

The surname Highmore occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Highmore? popularity and diffusion

It is the 679,794th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Highmore live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Highmore is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 262,821. In England it is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Cumbria, where 10 percent reside. Aside from England Highmore exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Highmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Highmore has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Highmore last name grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Highmore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Highmore earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 63.58% less than the national average, earning $15,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.92% more than the national average, earning $57,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higmore931/
Highmoor88168/
Hingmore886/
Ighmor861/
Ighmour80521/
Higmare802/
Hugmore800/
Higmure800/
Hingmare758/
Egmore71150/
Ighmar713/
Igmere711/
Eggmore672/
Eghmere671/
Eaghmare632/
Hengmare631/
Eighmery630/
Igmar6220/
Ingmar5748/
Egmere5714/
Hegmar579/
Igmeri571/
Aigmar571/
Igmura571/
Häggmar5311/
Yogmour535/
Egghmar532/
Igmario531/
Inngmuri501/

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