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, see Higham, and was originally for people from those locations. The second is from the Hebrew word "khayim" which means life.[1]
People with the surname 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 (Nicholas John Higham), FRS, British mathematician, University of Manchester
- Prof N. J. Higham (Nicholas John Higham), British medieval historian, University of Manchester
- Nick Higham (Nicholas Geoffrey 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
People with the surname Hyam
- Barry Hyam (born 1975), English cricketer
- Dominic Hyam (born 1995), Scottish footballer
- Luke Hyam (born 1991), English footballer
- Solomon Hyam (1837–1901), Australian politician
- Stephanie Hyam, British actress
- Peter Chapple-Hyam (born 1963), English racehorse trainer
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