Highsmith

English

Proper noun

Highsmith (plural Highsmiths)

1. A surname.
   • 2019 June 10, Mimi Vu, “How a 19th-Century Workman’s Cottage Became a Family Home”, in The New York Times Style Magazine‎:

     But for Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Highsmith, the husband-and-wife co-founders of the Brooklyn-based design firm Workstead, the recent revamp of an 1850s residence in upstate New York not only presented them with a thrilling challenge, it also marked a celebratory homecoming after a few years spent living in the South.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Highsmith is the 7721^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4299 individuals. Highsmith is most common among White (54.55%) and Black/African American (39.22%) individuals.