Hight Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hight Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hight family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 62
Agricultural Labourer 12
Farmer 6
Dress Maker 5
Tailor 5
Farm Labourer 4
General Labourer 4
Cotton Dress Winder 4
Leather Dresser 4
Labourer 4
Assistant 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Dressmaker 3
Domestic Servant 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
French Polisher 3
Laundress 3
Painter 2
Living On Own Means 2
Paper Hanger 2
At Home 2
Draper 2
Farmer's Son 2
General Servant 2
Farm Servant 2

Hight Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hight 100% 2,427
2 Height 83% 1,263
3 Hought 67% 787
4 Hite 40% 381
5 Haight 83% 271
6 Hught 80% 216
7 Highet 83% 112

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

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