About the Haight Surname

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Haigh surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Meaning of the name

Search old registers for Haight and you will soon meet Haigh too. The name is generally explained as “One who came from Haigh (enclosure), the name of places in Lancashire and Yorkshire”.

Records show Haight as one of the forms Haigh took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Hague. About 6,929 people in the United States were recorded as Haight in 2010, placing it 5,062 on the national list.

Get the complete Haight report, with a museum-style coat of arms.