Higby
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English
Etymology
Variant of Higbee.
Proper noun
Higby (plural Higbys)
- (countable) A surname.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio, United States.
- A ghost town in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Higby is the 17864th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1566 individuals. Higby is most common among White (94.19%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Higby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 176.