First found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edmd Higbie, who arrived in Virginia in 1645; Anna Hege, who settled in Philadelphia in 1727; Balthaser Hege, who came to New York in 1750; Judith H. Higbee, who settled in Utah in 1847.

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