Find out how popular the last name Higbee is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Higbee.

Higbee, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Higbee surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Higbee in America

Higbee is the 9672nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Higbee surname appeared 3,355 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Higbee.

We can also compare 2010 data for Higbee to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Higbee

The surname Higbee is believed to have originated in England, possibly deriving from the Old English words "heg" or "hegge," meaning "hedge," and "by," meaning "village" or "farmstead." This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a hedge or in a hedged village or farm.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Higberie." This entry refers to a location in the county of Buckinghamshire, which may have been the place of origin for some bearers of the surname.

During the medieval period, the name was also spelled in various ways, such as "Higby," "Higbie," and "Higbey." These variations were likely due to regional dialects and the inconsistencies in spelling and record-keeping at the time.

Notable individuals with the surname Higbee include:

1. William Higbee (1810-1884), an early convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
2. Elias Higbee (1795-1843), a Mormon pioneer and one of the first settlers in Nauvoo, Illinois.
3. John Somers Higbee (1804-1876), a prominent Mormon leader and businessman in Nauvoo.
4. Edwin Higbee (1832-1919), an American politician who served as a member of the Utah Territorial Legislature.
5. Arthur Higbee (1888-1958), an American baseball player who played for the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.

The surname Higbee has also been associated with various place names throughout England, such as Higbee Hill in Hertfordshire and Higbee Farm in Warwickshire, further reinforcing its connection to the concept of a hedged or enclosed area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Higbee

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Higbee.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Higbee was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Higbee has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Higbee was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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