The hignight Surname

hignight Name Meaning and History

Possibly an altered spelling of English Hignett, which is from a pet form of the personal name Hick.
Alternatively, perhaps, it may be an Americanized form of a German name ending with -knecht. Compare Goodnight.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Distribution of hignight Families in the US in 1920

Number of hignight families

7-12

3-6

1-2

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Hignight/Ashley connection	josiemiracle	1
Carroll Hignight	libster0021	0
Can anyone help?	chuckntina1	1
Abner Hignight	Elizabeth_Oglesby	12
Hignight/Hignite's of Knox Co., KY	31096	1
hignight	wendy hamlett	1
Daniel Hignight	wehamlett	1
Hugh Hignight	bevforone	0
Hignite early times Washington Co. Va.	W. Smith	0
Ed (Edd) and Maud Hignight, Arkansas	briana160	0

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