Highsmith Surname
Approximately 5,393 people bear this surname
Highsmith Surname Definition:
(English) The tall worker in metals; the smith on the higher place.
Highsmith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,332 | 1:67,978 | 7,907 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 768 | 1:65,389 | 7,131 |
Highsmith (13) may also be a first name.
Highsmith Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) The tall worker in metals; the smith on the higher place.
Highsmith Demographics
Highsmith Political Affiliation
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Highsmith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Highsmith Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Highsmith occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Highsmith? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 89,012th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,351,297 people. The last name Highsmith is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Highsmith are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Highsmith is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,332 people, or 1 in 67,978. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and Georgia, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States Highsmith exists in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Highsmith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Highsmith has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 694 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Highsmith Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Highsmith surname are 4.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.33% being registered with the party.
Highsmith earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.04% less than the national average, earning $40,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-Smith | 95 | 5 | / |
| Heighsmith | 95 | 0 | / |
| Higsmith | 94 | 2 | / |
| Haigh-Smith | 90 | 19 | / |
| Haigh Smith | 90 | 1 | / |
| Heghsmith | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hyghsmith | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hismith | 88 | 27 | / |
| Hugh-Smith | 84 | 4 | / |
| Hiesmith | 82 | 0 | / |
| Heismith | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hyhsmith | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hough-Smith | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hughessmith | 80 | 2 | / |
| Haugh-Smith | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoehsmith | 78 | 1 | / |
| Huiesmith | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hysmith | 75 | 466 | / |
| Hismath | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hesmith | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hasmith | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoeh-Smith | 74 | 1 | / |
| Huie-Smith | 74 | 1 | / |
| Haysmith | 71 | 22 | / |
| Hasmitha | 71 | 12 | / |
| Inksmith | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hiasamth | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hisumeth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hessmith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heysmith | 71 | 0 | / |
| Housmith | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hyesmith | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hussmith | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hay-Smith | 67 | 32 | / |
| Howesmith | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hay Smith | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hay'smith | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hue-Smith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hecksmith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jksmith | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ecksmith | 59 | 21 | / |
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Highsmith Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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