Highway Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Highway Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Highway family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 26
Labourer 5
Inn Keeper 2
General Servant 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
House Keeper 2
Stock Loker 2
Silk Merchant 2
Washerwoman 2
Worsted Carpet Weaver 2
Journeyman Wire Drawer 1
Ladies Maid 1
Mechanical Engineer 1
Sentence Of Detention 1
Assistant 1
General Shop Keeper 1
Apprentice In Lace Shoe 1
Builder Employing 19 Mer 1
Carter 1
Chemist & Druggist 1
Foreman Miller 1
Forgeman 1
Formerly Domestic 1
Miner 1
Pad Lock Smith 1

Highway Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Heighway 88% 1,902
2 Highway 100% 1,271
3 Hughway 86% 101

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The surname Highway is the 2nd most popular variant of Heighway.

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