High Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

High Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the High family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 272
Agricultural Labourer 42
General Labourer 17
Domestic Servant 15
Dress Maker 15
Coal Miner 15
Ag Lab 14
Laundress 12
Farm Labourer 11
Blacksmith 10
General Servant Domestic 9
Iron Miner 9
Living On Own Means 8
Cook Domestic Servant 8
Farmer 7
Labourer 7
Clerk 7
Tailor 6
Living On Her Own Means 6
Farm Servant 6
General Servant 6
Carpenter 6
Shoe Maker 6
Carman 6
Tailoress 6

High Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Haigh 80% 72,994
2 Hough 60% 40,218
3 Hugh 75% 14,931
4 High 100% 9,702
5 Haugh 60% 2,500
6 Hughe 60% 1,833
7 Heigh 80% 1,285
8 Hye 25% 380
9 Heugh 60% 239

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The surname High is the 4th most popular variant of Haigh.

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