Higham (surname)
Higham (also Hayem, Heyem, Hyam, Hyams, Hyman, and others), is a surname with two possible origins. The first is the name based on geographical locations in England, and is generally restricted to people whose ancestors are from those locations. The second is from the Hebrew word "khayim" which means life.[1]
People with the name Higham
- Alice Higham, saint
- Charles Higham (biographer) (1931-2012), biographer and poet
- Charles Higham (archaeologist)
- Sir Clement Higham, Knight, of Barrow Hall
- Darrel Higham rockabilly guitarist
- Prof Desmond Higham FRSE, mathematician
- Dick Higham, a baseball player, but remembered as a dishonest umpire.
- Edward Higham, Australian politician.
- Jennifer Higham, British actress
- John Higham (historian), American historian
- John Higham (Australian politician), Australian politician
- John Sharp Higham, British politician
- Mickey Higham, English rugby league player
- Prof Nicholas Higham FRS, mathematician
- Nick Higham BBC Reporter
- Ruth Higham, model
- Scott Higham, United States journalist
- Tim Higham, also known as Tim FitzHigham FRSA, FRGS, actor, author and explorer
- Tom Higham (disambiguation), several people
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