The Hysmith surname is derived from the Old English words "heah" meaning "high" and "smid" meaning "smith, blacksmith or ferrier." It is supposed that this compound name may have originally indicated a tall metal worker, or perhaps, a smith, who lived or worked upon high ground.
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Early Origins of the Hysmith family
The surname Hysmith was first found in Buckinghamshire, where they held a family seat from very early times.
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Early History of the Hysmith family
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Hysmith Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Hysmith has been recorded under many different variations, including Highsmith, Heighsmith, Haighsmith, Hysmith and many more.
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Early Notables of the Hysmith family
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Migration of the Hysmith family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Hysmith or a variant listed above: Bartholomew Highsmith, who arrived in Virginia in 1715; Archibald High, who came to Maryland in 1670; John High, a bonded passenger sent to America in 1772.
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