The Highsmith surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,299 people carried this name — #7,721 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,153 in 2000.

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In print

Highsmith in American newspapers,
1905–1930.

Newspaper page from Springfield Weekly Republican carrying the name Highsmith
Springfield Weekly Republican 1905-12-08
Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Times carrying the name Highsmith
The Indianapolis Times 1930-01-20
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Highsmith
Brownsville Herald 1913-08-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,642 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Highsmith,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Shelby Highsmith
    Shelby Highsmith 1929–2015 · judge
  • Everett Highsmith 1899–1976 · lawyer
  • Richard Morgan Highsmith 1920–1995 · economist
  • Patricia Highsmith 1921–1995 · screenwriter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Highsmith,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States224 records

224 records of the Highsmith name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 141
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 65
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles C. Highsmith

    Born 1930; from Cameron County, Texas. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jesse L. Highsmith

    Born 1920 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Sam Houston; musician from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert W. Highsmith

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1952, died 1995; buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, South Carolina.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 224 records for Highsmith in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Highsmith name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Joseph John Augustus Highsmith

    In a population register.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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