as a Last Name
- 12,267
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named High
Meaning & Origins
English (chiefly East Anglia and northern England): nickname for a tall man, from Middle English hegh, hie ‘high’, ‘tall’, Old English hēah (compare Hay 2), or a topographic name for a dweller on a hilltop or high place, from the same word used in a topographical sense. This second use is supported by early forms such as Richard atte High (Sussex 1332).
| 2,544th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 12,267
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Carolina
- has the most people named High per capita
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