Higham Family History
Higham Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from any of the many places
in England so called, of which the most likely source for present-day
bearers is that near Burnley. The place name is from Old English
heah ‘high’ + ham ‘homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Higham
Name Distribution of Higham Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Higham families
 19 - 35  7 - 18 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Higham families
|
1,161 - 2,319 388 - 1,160 |
1 - 387 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Higham families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Higham census records
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Higham Family Origin
Higham Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Higham
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Higham Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Higham census records
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Higham Civil War Service Records
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