| ![Show Contents]() Hightower History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England The Anglo-Saxon name Hightower comes from when the family resided in or near the settlement of Heighton in the county of Sussex. The surname is thought to derive from one of several place names composed of the old English elements "heah" or "high" and "tun," meaning "enclosure or settlement." The surname Hightower belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Hightower familyThe surname Hightower was first found in Sussex where the first record of the name is John atte Heghetun who was mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296. Today Hightown is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside but originally part of Cheshire. 1 However, other references list Hightown in what was formerly Lancashire. "The Huytons of Billinge held land [in Skelmersdale, Lancashire] as early as 1307." 2 Early History of the Hightower familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hightower research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1279 and 1296 are included under the topic Early Hightower History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hightower Spelling VariationsThe 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. Hightower has been recorded under many different variations, including Heighton, Highton, Huyton and others. Early Notables of the Hightower familyMore information is included under the topic Early Hightower Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hightower RankingIn the United States, the name Hightower is the 1,531st most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 3
| Hightower migration to the United States | + |
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 Hightower or a variant listed above:
Hightower Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Hightower, aged 20, who immigrated to America from London, in 1899
Hightower Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Tenis B. Hightower, aged 28, who settled in America, in 1905
- Daniel Hightower, aged 34, who landed in America, in 1908
- Rose Hightower, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States, in 1908
- George R. Hightower, who settled in America, in 1911
- Wilbur Hightower, aged 25, who landed in America, in 1918
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hightower (post 1700) | + |
- Ben Hightower (1918-2003), American football player
- Bill Hightower (b. 1959), American politician in Alabama
- Brandon Hightower (b. 1998), American professional stock car racing driver
- Cory Hightower (b. 1979), African-American professional basketball player
- Cullen Hightower (1923-2008), American author of quips and quotes
- Dennis Hightower (b. 1941), American army officer and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce
- Dick Hightower (1930-2007), American football player
- Erik Hightower (b. 1986), American Paralympic athlete
- Forrest Hightower (b. 1992), African-American football defensive back
- George Robert Hightower, American academic, president of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
- ... (Another 34 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Historic Events for the Hightower family | + |
Fraterville mine - Mr. Bart D. Hightower (d. 1902), American coal miner at Fraterville mine in Tennessee, on the 19th May 1902 when an explosion collapsed the mine; he died 4
- Mr. J. P. Hightower (d. 1902), American coal miner at Fraterville mine in Tennessee, on the 19th May 1902 when an explosion collapsed the mine; he died 4
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- 'Townships: Scarisbrick', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London, 1907), pp. 265-276. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol3/pp265-276 [accessed 21 January 2017].
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- News paper article Fraterville Mine Disaster retrieved on 6th August 2021. (Retrieved from http://www.tn.gov/tsla/exhibits/disasters/fraterville.htm).
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