Higley Surname

75,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Higley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8711:61,7377,235
England4071:136,89913,394
Australia601:449,92835,109
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Wales151:206,30213,003
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
France101:6,642,272293,169
Norway81:642,78647,258
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:95,2169,764
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1271:44,5605,162

Higley (35) may also be a first name.

Higley Last Name Facts

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

Higley occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Higley.

How Common Is The Last Name Higley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Higley is the 75,540th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,121,851 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Higley are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 35 people.

The last name Higley is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,871 people, or 1 in 61,737. In The United States Higley is most frequent in: Utah, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Nevada, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Higley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Higley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 521 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Higley Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Higley last name are 25.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Higley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 277.73% more than the national average, earning 1,307,260 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning R 264,528 per year; in United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $54,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highley922,994/
Hingley922,141/
Haigley9279/
Heigley9277/
Higgley929/
Chigley925/
Hiogley923/
Higleys921/
Higleyy921/
Hihgley921/
Hiegley920/
Higle91363/
Higly914/
Igley912/
Heighley8627/
Hinghley861/
Chingley860/
Hingle831,344/
Hugley83773/
Ingley83698/
Heigle83410/
Higler83244/
Highly83164/
Hegley83138/
Hiegle8342/
Gigley8338/
Chigle8325/
Higleh8317/
Huigle8315/
Higles835/
Higlet834/
Haigle834/
Higgle832/
Higlee831/
Higloy831/
Hingly830/
Higgly830/
Aigley830/
Hygley830/
Hiegly830/
Higlie830/
Higlay830/
Chigly830/
Igle80514/
Igly800/
Haigler773,189/
Hughley772,996/
Higlett77214/
Heigele77192/
Chingle77103/
Heagley7748/
Heigler7732/
Highler7728/
Chegley7720/
Heingle778/
Hinglej774/
Heugley774/
Hengley773/
Gingley773/
Haigles773/
Heighly773/
Higlaje772/
Heggley772/
Chiglee772/
Chiogle771/
Chaigle771/
Heghley771/
Heiggle771/
Highles771/
Hinglee771/
Giggley771/
Juigley771/
Aighley771/
Chiggle771/
Haighle770/
Huggley770/
Gaigley770/
Haiglet770/
Aingley770/
Chigler770/
Heiglet770/
Heighle770/
Higgler770/
Hicgler770/
Huegley770/
Ingle73261,601/
Hügle731,003/
Igler73786/
Egley73762/
Aigle73647/
Hegle73563/
Hugle73465/
Eigle73143/
Hägle73116/
Iglea7389/
Igles7377/
Hegly7370/
Iglay7354/
Higli7322/
Gigle7321/
Hügly7321/
Igloe7314/
Yigle7313/
Iglee7311/
Jigle7310/
Ingly733/
Ugley733/
Iggle733/
Ygley732/
Iglle732/
Higla731/
Gigly731/
Ighle731/
Hégly731/
Igloy731/
Iglóy731/
Iglae731/
Iggly731/
Iglez731/
Aigly730/
Eigly730/
Hinglaje71268/
Chinglee7123/
Heijgele7113/
Chinglya712/
Hingliya711/
Haighler711/
Chigglet711/
Chinglay711/
Highless711/
Heughley710/
Heighler710/
Haiggler710/
Igelle673,459/
Hegler671,494/
Heagle67815/
Eigler67625/
Engley67458/
Jingle67434/
Hägler67334/
Hengle67255/
Hügler67209/
Heugly67198/
Eugley67161/
Huegle67156/
Inglee67149/
Eagley67137/
Eggley67136/
Heglie67115/
Giggle6797/
Inglay6781/
Aigler6778/
Gingle6777/
Heugle6777/
Eingle6744/
Haigli6733/
Jiglea6729/
Eigles6727/
Huggle6723/
Jiggle6722/
Heegle6721/
Jigler6720/
Jegley6718/
Inglhe6712/
Hingla6711/
Huglay6710/
Ieggle679/
Yingly679/
Hengly678/
Hegleh678/
Jingly677/
Hegles676/
Heggle676/
Heigli675/
Khegle674/
Inglle674/
Hingli674/
Aigles673/
Iglesh673/
Huglle673/
Inglea673/
Yingle673/
Aingle672/
Huegly672/
Gaigle672/
Chegle672/
Chigli672/
Egleya672/
Yiglet672/
Iglych671/
Highla671/
Chingille671/
Heagly671/
Jaigle671/
Hughle671/
Huglee671/
Huglei671/
Inglej671/
Igleid671/
Gegley671/
Aigele671/
Aiglya671/
Ighles671/
Huigla671/
Jeigle671/
Țigler671/
Ehgler671/
Eegley671/
Jighly671/
Haygle671/
Heglee670/
Heglep670/
Heglay670/
Hyghly670/
Highloyes670/
Higlis670/
Hoygle670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Higley
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