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 Hightower Salary in
United States
$38,964 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hightower Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hightower Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hightower is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear 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 commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 277,409 people. The last name 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 frequently used first name in the world, held by 51 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 26,093 people, or 1 in 13,891. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 19 percent are found, Georgia, where 12 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Hightower exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Hightower Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hightower has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hightower last name grew 684 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hightower Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hightower surname are 12.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.01% being registered to vote for the 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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- 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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