Higday

Higday Meaning & Origin

About Higday
The surname Higday is of English origin and is believed to be a variant spelling of the name Higdaye. It is derived from the Old English personal name Hig, which means "hedge" or "fence," and the word "day," which refers to a person who worked as a dairy maid or a dairy farmer. Therefore, the surname Higday likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who lived near or worked with hedges or fences, or someone involved in the dairy industry.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Higday: 110
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 149,395
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Higday 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 Higday is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HKT
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0230
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH1 G D EY2
🌐 IPA
/higday*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Higday in Braille

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

The name Higday in braille

How to sign the name Higday using Sign Language

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

The name Higday in sign language

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