Higbie

Higbie Meaning & Origin

About Higbie
The surname Higbie is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name Hig, a diminutive form of the name Hugh. The suffix -bie is a locational element, indicating that the name originally referred to someone who lived near a prominent hill or a settlement situated on a hill. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Higbie can be interpreted as "the descendant of Hugh who lived near a hill."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Higbie is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Higbie: 808
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 29,279
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.27

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Higbie based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Higbie is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HKP
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0210
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH1 G B IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɪgbi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H210

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Higbie in Braille

Here's how to represent Higbie in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Higbie in braille

How to sign the name Higbie using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Higbie using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Higbie in sign language

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