Higham (surname)

Higham is a surname based on geographical locations in England — see Higham — and was originally for people from those locations.

People with the surname include:

Alice Higham, believed to be the birth name of Anne Line (c. 1563–1601), English Catholic martyr and saint
Charles Higham (archaeologist) (born 1939), British-born New Zealand archaeologist
Charles Higham (biographer) (1931–2012), English biographer and poet
Clement Higham (before 1495–1571), English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons and Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Darrel Higham (born 1970), English rockabilly guitarist,
Desmond Higham (born 1964), British mathematician
Dick Higham (1851–1905), English-born American baseball player and umpire, only umpire to be banned from baseball
Edward Higham (1846–1885), Australian politician
Frank Higham (1905–1975), English footballer
Jennifer Higham (born 1984), British actress
John Higham (Australian politician) (1856–1927)
John Higham (historian) (1920–2003), American historian
John Sharp Higham (1857–1932), British politician and businessman
Mickey Higham (born 1980), English former rugby league player
N. J. Higham (born 1951), British archaeologist and medieval historian
Nicholas Higham (1961–2024), British mathematician
Nick Higham (born 1954), British journalist and author
Roger Higham ((by 1515–1558), also spelt Roger Heigham, Member of Parliament and Tudor Protestant reformer, grandfather of Alice Higham
Ruth Higham (born 1978), English former model
Scott Higham, American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author
Tim Higham, also known as Tim FitzHigham, English comedian, author, artist and world record holder
Tom Higham (disambiguation), several people

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Higham (surname)

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