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    The surname High

    A surname, carried by 13,961 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex H200

    High: #2,585 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon High #2,585, 13,961 people High: #2,585 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez High #2,585, 13,961 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). High is more common than 98.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 13,961 people named High in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,115 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,236.

    #2,585
    rank among US surnames
    13,961
    people in 2010
    4.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.5%
    change since 2000 (was #2,500)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,576Arndt14,03122,005
    #2,577Satterfield14,02322,017
    #2,578Early14,01422,031
    #2,579Moua14,01322,033
    #2,580Heck13,99522,061
    #2,581Fairchild13,99322,064
    #2,583Ouellette13,98422,078

    Who is named High

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    70% of people named High identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Highs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Johnny High
      American basketball player (1957–1987)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like High

    High has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

    Questions

    How common is the surname High?
    13,961 people in the United States had the surname High in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,115 Americans. It ranked 2,585th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname High?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named High identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named High?
    Johnny High, American basketball player (1957–1987).
    Where is the surname High most common?
    Wikidata records people named High in the United States.
    Is the surname High getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,236 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,961 in 2010, up 5.5%.