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This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword high.
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high meaning
Choi Korean
From Sino-Korean (choe) meaning "high, lofty, towering".
Gao Chinese
From Chinese (gāo) meaning "tall, high".
Hanley English
From various English place names meaning "high meadow" in Old English.
Hepburn English, Scottish
From northern English place names meaning "high burial mound" in Old English. It was borne by Mary Queen of Scot's infamous third husband, James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwall. Other famous bearers include the actresses Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) and Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).
Hidaka Japanese
From Japanese (hi) meaning "sun, day" and (taka) meaning "tall, high".
Hochberg German, Jewish
From place names meaning "high hill" in German.
Hyland 1 English
Topographic name meaning "high land", from Old English heah and land.
Ōshiro Japanese
From Japanese (ō) meaning "big, great" and (shiro) meaning "castle". It is especially common on Okinawa.
Takahashi Japanese
From Japanese (taka) meaning "tall, high" and (hashi) meaning "bridge".