Surname Checker / Hightower
How Common Is the Last Name Hightower?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Hightower today
22,216
Ranked #1,787 of 162,254 published surnames · 6.8 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 20,065 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
50.22%
Black
43.18%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.43%
Hispanic
2.52%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.