How common is the surname Highsmith?

4,299 people in the United States had the surname Highsmith in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,818 Americans. It ranked 7,721st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Highsmith?

Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (1921–1995), followed by Haywood Highsmith.

Where is the surname Highsmith most common?

Wikidata records people named Highsmith in the United States.

Is the surname Highsmith getting more or less common?

More common. 4,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,299 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Highsmith

A surname, carried by 4,299 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H253

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Highsmith is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,299 people named Highsmith in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,818 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,153.

#7,721

rank among US surnames

4,299

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,399)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,714	Lail	4,304	71,735
#7,717	Stockdale	4,301	71,785
#7,720	Theobald	4,300	71,801
#7,721	Till	4,299	71,818
#7,723	Higley	4,298	71,835
#7,724	Esser	4,297	71,851

Who is named Highsmith

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

55% of people named Highsmith identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Highsmiths

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patricia Highsmith
American novelist and short story writer (1921–1995)
Haywood Highsmith
American basketball player (born 1996)

Questions

How common is the surname Highsmith?: 4,299 people in the United States had the surname Highsmith in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,818 Americans. It ranked 7,721st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Highsmith?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Highsmith identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Highsmith?: Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (1921–1995), followed by Haywood Highsmith.
Where is the surname Highsmith most common?: Wikidata records people named Highsmith in the United States.
Is the surname Highsmith getting more or less common?: More common. 4,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,299 in 2010, up 3.5%.