Given name & surname

Higham

“high”

Higham is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Higham goes back to Old English hēah, meaning “high.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Higham comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English hēah (“high”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Higham, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Hougham

“promontory, hill-spur” · “homestead”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Huxham

“homestead”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Haslam

“hazel”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Harpham

“harp”

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic

Ingham

“homestead”

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

Old English

Highgate

“high”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Highley

“woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

38% boys · 62% girls

Old English

Wingham

“war” · “belonging to”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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