Higham Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Higham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Higham family

Profession Census Frequency
School 422
Cotton Weaver 75
Private Means 38
Weaver 37
Coal Miner Hewer 36
Labourer 29
General Labourer 25
Clerk 19
Farmer 18
Carter 18
House Keeper 16
Farm Labourer 16
Shop Assistant 15
Weaver Cotton 15
Scholar 14
General Servant (domestic) 13
Weaver (cotton) 13
Student 12
Housekeeper 12
None 11
Coal Miner (hewer) 11
Charwoman 10
Cotton Spinner 10
Housewife 10
Tanners Labourer 10

Higham Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Higham 100% 23,623
2 Hiam 67% 1,819
3 Hougham 71% 1,080
4 Hugham 83% 407
5 Heigham 86% 277
6 Haugham 71% 200
7 Highham 86% 164

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

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