High is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: High
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for High

How popular is High?

High is common in United States.

High is ranked 16144 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of High bearers increased by 5.477486 per cent in 2010 US census to 13961 since 2000, the surname slipped by 85 spots and ranked at 2585. The last name was found in around 47 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70.32 71.52
Black 23.84 24.08
Hispanic or Latino 2.35 1.4
Others 2.18 1.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.71 0.76
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6 0.73
High is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 32571 people have been found who wears High as their family name. High is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
16,722 Nigeria8
318,252 Ukraine6
720,003 Russia4
2,011 South Korea4
4,669 Albania3
14,078 Japan3
2,967 Vietnam3
4,881 Oman3
9,097 Wales3
5,630 Northern Ireland2
95,312 Argentina2
568 The Gambia2
14,521 Portugal2
54,641 Sweden2
8,995 Uganda2
89,020 Tanzania2
23,858 Iran2
10,183 Jordan2
9,185 Hong Kong2
12,172 Ghana2
2,744 Rwanda2
4,781 Malawi2
2,151 Fiji2
23,344 Austria2
34,572 Israel2
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
174,544 Czech Republic1
50,549 Georgia1
7,198 Maldives1
3,952 Yemen1
37,779 Serbia1
13,606 Senegal1
28,746 Algeria1
1,970 Grenada1
9,116 Nicaragua1
6,820 Angola1
53,505 Turkey1
12,270 Lebanon1
17,575 Kuwait1
49,101 Denmark1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
12,741 Ecuador1
20,172 Hungary1
3,586 Honduras1
2,578 Guam1
42,479 Greece1
8,181 Botswana1
3,993 El Salvador1
6,149 Ethiopia1
6,967 Macedonia1
10,683 Cyprus1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
11,923 Slovenia1
2,190 Barbados1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
2,309 Monaco1
7,314 Bolivia1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
58,885 Poland1
16,228 Bulgaria1
4,249 Cambodia1
3,275 Nepal1
19,810 Croatia1
11,486 Estonia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,376 Singapore47
46,461 Netherlands40
6,551 Qatar39
7,537 Burkina Faso34
43,662 Belgium30
36,547 Switzerland27
40,883 Zimbabwe27
1,808 China25
68,343 Spain23
11,387 Ireland22
369,956 Indonesia14
646 Cayman Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,451 United Arab Emirates92
19,740 Romania84
16,172 Peru71
9,925 New Zealand69
Countries with hundreds of High:
6,785 Kenya785
45,501 India694
9,735 South Africa657
6,908 Canada611
598 Jamaica607
6,268 Cameroon496
29,119 Brazil413
10,478 Saudi Arabia308
34,330 Germany303
17,962 Morocco268
16,087 Mexico236
12,624 Australia217
57,437 France171
3,984 Scotland151
13,194 Malaysia126
59,335 Italy112
9,561 Colombia105
Countries with thousands of High:
2,639 Pakistan3,143
2,870 Bangladesh3,094
4,040 England1,855
10,039 Philippines1,482
6,094 Egypt1,021
Countries with ten thousands of High:
2,695 United States14,943
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 29 years old merchant William High who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on January 12, 1850 by Brooksby put out from Glasgow. 20 years old William High, 22 years old Mary High, 40 years old Eliza High, Immigrant Ann High, 7 years old Eliza High, Edwina High (5), are others that migrated to US.

High Namesakes

  • Jason High, Mixed Martial Artist
  • Post Crash High, Musical Artist
  • Jason High, Mixed Martial Artist
  • Martha High, Vocalist
  • Martha High, Vocalist
  • Martha High, Vocalist
  • Martha High, Vocalist
  • Martha High, Vocalist
  • Monique Raphel High, Author
  • Quintin High, Football defensive back
  • In 2017, Trina High played the role of Kretcher Motel song in documentary, horror flick Grim Ethers Media Presents: Black Minds in Horror.
  • Christopher High, from 0 comedy movie The Entertainers, who portrayed the Harrison Matthews.

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