Haight

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old English hēahþu (height), a topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill. Compare Hight.

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Proper noun[edit]

Haight (countable and uncountable, plural Haights)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A locality in Beaver County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A street in San Francisco named after California pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight; a 1960s rallying point for drug culture, especially LSD (hallucinogenic acid).

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Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Haight is the 5062nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6929 individuals. Haight is most common among White (92.64%) individuals.

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