Highwood

Highwood Meaning & Origin

About Highwood
The surname Highwood is of English origin and is derived from a combination of the words "high" and "wood." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name likely lived near or in a high or elevated wooded area. The name Highwood suggests a connection to nature and the environment, reflecting the ancestral ties to a specific geographical feature.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Highwood: 107
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 152,628
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HT
🗽 NYSIIS
HAGA
🔊 Soundex
H0203
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AY1 W UH2 D
🌐 IPA
/highwood*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Highwood in Braille

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

The name Highwood in braille

How to sign the name Highwood using Sign Language

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

The name Highwood in sign language

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