Hightower Surname
Approximately 26,270 people bear this surname
Hightower Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller in, or near, the tall tower.
Hightower Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26,093 | 1:13,891 | 1,728 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,814 | 1:13,167 | 1,692 |
Hightower (51) may also be a first name.
Hightower Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller in, or near, the tall tower.
Hightower Demographics
Average Male Hightower Height
176.77 cm
Average Female Hightower Height
162.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hightower Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hightower Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hightower occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hightower? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hightower is the 20,775th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 277,409 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Hightower reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hightower is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 51 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 26,093 people, or 1 in 13,891. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Georgia, where 12 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Hightower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hightower has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hightower surname increased 684 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hightower Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hightower last name are 12.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.01% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hightower earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.7% less than the national average, earning $38,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $49,224 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightowert | 95 | 3 | / |
| Hightowerr | 95 | 1 | / |
| Hightowwer | 95 | 1 | / |
| Heightower | 95 | 0 | / |
| Hightoer | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hightewer | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hightouer | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hightover | 89 | 0 | / |
| Hightowerová | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hightaer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hightour | 82 | 0 | / |
| Heightour | 78 | 0 | / |
| Highteuer | 78 | 0 | / |
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Hightower Reference & Research
Hightower DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hightower FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hightower
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