Higby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 11
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 9
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 14
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 9
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 9
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Higby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Higby family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 2
Farmer 2
Straw Plater 2
Brick Layer 1
Apprentice 1
Horse Farrier 1
Lace Maker 1
Hawker 1
Shop Keeper 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Labourer 1
Customs Officer 1
Dress Maker 1
Shoe Binder 1
Mason 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Higby

Name Census Frequency
William Higby 45
Sarah Higby 32
Charles Higby 29
Elizabeth Higby 27
James Higby 23
Mary Higby 23
Joseph Higby 21
John Higby 20
Eliza Higby 19
Jane Higby 17
Henry Higby 13
Walter Higby 12
Arthur Higby 11
Ellen Higby 10
Emily Higby 10
Emma Higby 10
Thomas Higby 9
Charlotte Higby 8
George Higby 7
Horace Higby 7
Ruth Higby 6
Caroline Higby 5
Ethel Higby 5
Fanny Higby 5
Frederick Higby 5

Higby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Higby 100% 545
2 Higbey 83% 159

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The surname Higby is the most popular version of all its varients

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