Hightower Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Hightower last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
Order your pack and our heraldry team researches and paints the Hightower coat of arms for you.
Meaning and origin of the Hightower last name
Meaning of the Hightower last name: one who lived by a high tower. Hightower is an English surname for someone who lived near a high tower, from Middle English heigh and tour. The last name is rare in England today but well established in the American South, especially Georgia and Texas. In the United States it is shared by white and African American families.
Arms associated with the Hightower name
In English heraldry, each coat of arms associated with Hightower has its own blazon.
Get your full Hightower family history
This is only a glimpse of the Hightower story. The full Hightower history report goes much deeper into where the name began, who carried it and how the family spread, and it comes with a museum-style painted Hightower coat of arms. Get the full Hightower report.
Hightower name FAQ
What does the Hightower name mean?
one who lived by a high tower. Common variants include Hytower.
Where does the Hightower surname come from?
It originates in England, and is also found in the United States, Canada and England.
Is there a Hightower coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Hightower coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Reaney & Wilson, Dictionary of English Surnames; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).