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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Topographic name for a dweller ‘(by the) high wood or grove’, from Middle English heigh, high(e) + hirst(e).
Added 5/8/2021 by Jenkowelten
Edited 7/25/2024 by Mike C and Jenkowelten