# Hightower (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hightower/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,065 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,787 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,387 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.3% (19,054 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

By surface analysis, high + tower.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hightower in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 50% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hightower in the United States.

## People named Hightower

- Donna Hightower, American soul singer (1926-2013)
- Grace Hightower, American philanthropist, socialite, actress, and singer
- Rosella Hightower, ballerina and ballet teacher (1920–2008)
- Wayne Hightower, American basketball player (1940-2002)
- Jack English Hightower, American politician and lawyer (1926-2013)

## Similar surnames

Hester, Hector, Hagedorn, Hoekstra, Hagstrom, Heckathorn.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.