Higbie last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Higbie

Derived from a place name, likely referring to someone from a high or elevated location.

Higbie, 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 Higbie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Higbie in America

Higbie is the 29279th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Higbie surname appeared 808 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Higbie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Higbie 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.

	2010	2000	Change (%)
Rank	29279	30412	-3.80%
Count	808	725	10.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.27	0.00%

The history of the last name Higbie

The surname HIGBIE is believed to have originated in England, with its roots dating back to the late 16th or early 17th century. It is thought to be a locational name, derived from a place name or a geographical feature, possibly related to the Old English words "hig" meaning hay, and "by" referring to a farmstead or settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the HIGBIE surname can be found in the parish records of Gloucestershire, where a Thomas Higbye was listed in 1592. In the same county, the Higbies of Frampton Cotterell were a prominent family in the 17th century, with several members holding positions of local importance.

The HIGBIE name also appears in various historical documents from other parts of England, such as the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1524, where a John Hygby is mentioned. In the Hearth Tax Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1665, a Robert Higbie is recorded as a taxpayer.

In the United States, the HIGBIE surname can be traced back to the early colonial era, with records indicating that several individuals bearing this name arrived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. One notable early bearer of the name was John Higbie (1658-1737), who settled in Monmouth County, New Jersey, in the late 1600s and was a prominent landowner and community leader.

Other significant individuals with the HIGBIE surname include:

Richard Higbie (1804-1876), an American lawyer and judge from New York, who served as a Justice of the New York Supreme Court.
Edward Higbie (1810-1867), a Presbyterian minister and educator from New York, who served as the president of Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) from 1862 to 1867.
Harriet Higbie (1827-1903), an American author and educator from New York, who wrote several books on etiquette and social grace.
William Higbie (1859-1932), an American businessman and philanthropist from New Jersey, who was instrumental in the development of the seaside resort town of Asbury Park.
Clarence Higbie (1876-1941), an American engineer and inventor from New York, who held several patents related to the design and construction of steam turbines and power plants.

While the HIGBIE surname may have originated as a locational name, it has since become established as a distinct family name, with various branches and lineages spread across different regions of England and the United States over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Higbie

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

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:

White only
Black only
American Indian and Alaskan Native only
Asian and Pacific Islander only
Hispanic
Two or More Races

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

Race/Ethnicity	Percentage	Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only	97.28%	786
Non-Hispanic Black Only	0.00%	0
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only	0.74%	6
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.00%	0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races	0.62%	5
Hispanic Origin	1.36%	11

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 Higbie has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

	2010	2000	Change (%)
White	97.28%	98.21%	-0.95%
Black	0.00%	(S)%	(S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander	0.74%	(S)%	(S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Two or More Races	0.62%	0.69%	-10.69%
Hispanic	1.36%	0.69%	65.37%

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 Higbie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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