Higsby Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Higsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Higsby Last Name Facts

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

Higsby is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Higsby.

How Common Is The Last Name Higsby? popularity and diffusion

Higsby is the 4,116,508th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Higsby reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States it is most frequent in: Colorado, where 35 percent are found, Texas, where 26 percent are found and Ohio, where 17 percent are found.

Higsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Higsby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 177 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Higsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Higsby last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Higsby earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higgsby921/
Higsbey920/
Gigsby839/
Haugsby7746/
Gaigsby770/
Goigsby770/
Hixby730/
Hagsobhy714/
Heigauseb674/
Haigauseb674/
Hicks-Bey672/
Heksby670/
Eggsby670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Higsby
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