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 Peter Higham (1930–2026), English football forward 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
See also Higham (disambiguation) Haim, a given name and surname, including people with the surname (and given name) Hyam Heigham Hyams
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