Heighes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Heighes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Heighes family

Profession Census Frequency
Cloth Weaver 5
General Labourer 4
Scholar 3
Carter Farm 2
Farm Servant 1
Stevadore 1
Stevadore Labourer 1
Worker 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Odd Burt 1
Shepherd 1
General Servant 1
Solicitor Officer 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Hair Dresser 1
Labourer General 1
No Occupation 1
Living Her On Measn 1
Painter 1
Errand Boy 1
Grocer 1
Lodging Keeper Waggoner 1
Carman 1
Carter 1
Needle Woman 1

Heighes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hughes 71% 591,061
2 Hughs 57% 10,210
3 Houghes 71% 1,477
4 Highes 86% 805
5 Haghes 71% 790
6 Heighes 100% 660
7 Haughes 71% 253
8 Houghs 57% 238
9 Heighs 86% 154
10 Highs 71% 141
11 Hughas 57% 137
12 Hoghes 71% 127
13 Heughes 86% 119
14 Haighs 71% 100

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The surname Heighes is the 6th most popular variant of Hughes.

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