Heighs Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Heighs Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Heighs family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Winder 2
Male Servant 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Independent 1
Fs 1
Silk Filler 1

Heighs Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hughes 50% 591,061
2 Heyes 50% 17,180
3 Hughs 67% 10,210
4 Houghes 57% 1,477
5 Highes 67% 805
6 Haghes 50% 790
7 Heighes 86% 660
8 Hyes 33% 621
9 Haughes 57% 253
10 Houghs 67% 238
11 Heighs 100% 154
12 Highs 83% 141
13 Hughas 50% 137
14 Hoghes 50% 127
15 Heughes 71% 119
16 Haighs 83% 100

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The surname Heighs is the 11th most popular variant of Hughes.

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