Higbee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Higbee family

The surname Higbee was 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.

Early History of the Higbee family

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Higbee Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Higbe, Hegbe, Hege, Hegbes, Higbes, Hegele and others.

Early Notables of the Higbee family

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Higbee Ranking

In the United States, the name Higbee is the 9,019^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Higbee migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Higbee Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Edward Higbee, who arrived in New London, Connecticut in 1630 2

Higbee Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Judith H. Higbee, who settled in Utah in 1847
G. O. Higbee, who settled in San Francisco in 1851
G Higbee, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
J Higbee, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Higbee (post 1700) +

Edward Young Higbee (1810-1871), American Episcopal clergyman, Chaplain of the United States Senate (1835–1836)
Elias Higbee (1795-1843), American associate of Joseph Smith, Jr., an official historian and recorder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Shawn Higbee (b. 1980), American professional motorcycle racer
Mahlon Jesse Higbee (1901-1968), American Major League Baseball outfielder
Chief Nurse Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (1874-1941), pioneering American Navy nurse, Superintendent of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War I, eponym of the USS Higbee (DD-806)
L. Earl Higbee, American politician, Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1920 3
John M. Higbee, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Burlington County, 1862-63 3
Irving J. Higbee, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 38th District, 1934; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1943-51 3
Harry Higbee, American Democratic Party politician, Circuit Judge in Illinois 8th Circuit, 1919-25; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920 3
Edward C. Higbee, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for justice of Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, 1932 3
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html