Tap Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 In your life experience....what do you consider average height for a man? Not what you have heard the average height is, but what you see day to day. I am used to men about 6ft tall and would say that is average in my life. I know I am wrong as far as a national average, but my dad, husband and son are all right at 6'. My brother is 6'3" and and some other men in my family are well over 6', which for some reason, in my mind balances out the multitude of others who are under. LOL I am 5'8" so a man who is the same height as me seems shorter than average. I think it is odd that I spend more time in my day with men who are under 6' tall, but my brain considers 6' average. How about you? How does your daily exposure affect your perception of average height? Link for averages based on country. Genetically my family is a mixture of Native American, Norwegian, German and a general unknown USA mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Yup for me 6 is normal. Over 6 is tall. Over 6'6" is really tall. Ds & dh are both 6'4". Ds might still be growing. Dh grew until he was closer to 19....I'm not even tall myself. I'm 165 cm (sorry only know myself in metric) but tall people are all around me & to my eye that's normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I would guess about 5'10" or 5'11". My husband is 5'8" on a good day and is the tallest in his family. My dad and brother are 5'9" and 5'11". We have friends and some in-laws over 6' but I don't think they are the average. I'm also only 4'11" so the guys I went out with before DH tended to be shorter too. My family is classis Chicago mutt of Irish and Polish and DH's family is German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I would say 6 foot too. I grew up in a family with tall males (my dad is 6'7").. but married someone shorter than me. I'm 5'10" so in my mind anyone shorter than me is short... My 2 grown boys are both over 6 feet.. I suspect people, on average, are getting taller in the west. When I was a kid I was an outlier, always the tallest in class until high school and now being 5'10". I was always the tallest woman just about anywhere I went. Now it seems I see many young women as tall as or taller than me. I'm not so unusual now. Sniff, sniff.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Average? My height. I know many men taller and shorter than I with equal distributions so guessing an average would be around 5'9. I do not feel the majority of men are taller than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I would guess 5'10 or 5'11 also. In my family of origin, my dad and brothers are 5'7, 5'8, 5'8, and 6'0. My mom is 5'3 and we 3 daughters are all around 5'5-5'6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 My brother, my oldest son, and several of my cousins and uncles are 6' or more, and it seems that I grew up with generally tall (Scandinavian) males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 5' 10" My dh used to be 'average man' meaning that he was the average height and weight and waist circumference of the average US male. Only now, he is the same and the average weight and waist circumference have increased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Around 5'10" - according to your chart it's a little less than that in the UK. Men in my family are mostly 5'10" to 6'2", while in husband's family they are 5'6" to 5'10" When I first lived in China, I was eye-to-eye with most men (I'm 5'4"). With better nutrition, the younger generation is now , on average, much, much taller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 5'8" to 5'11" is average height to me. 5'7" and below is short. 6' and above is tall. I think some of it is due to ethnic mix. People of Nordic descent tend to be taller on average than other white folks. So if you live in an area with a lot of folks whose ancestors were Scandinavian, Dutch, German, etc. then your perception of "tall" is going to be skewed compared to someone who lives in an area with a lot of folks whose families were from Mediterranean countries. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 My very unscientific guess was 5'11". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 My average guess would be 5'9" to 5'10" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 For my personal family average 6'. The average of the majority of men in my circle of friends 5'10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I voted 5'10" because around half the men I know seem to fall in between my height and my dh's height. I'm 5'7"ish and dh is around 5'11. (used to be 6'1"but he shrunk) That said, most of the men in our FAMILY are over 6' tall, with many approaching 6'5". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I would guess about 5'10" or 5'11". My husband is 5'8" on a good day and is the tallest in his family. My dad and brother are 5'9" and 5'11". We have friends and some in-laws over 6' but I don't think they are the average. I'm also only 4'11" so the guys I went out with before DH tended to be shorter too. My family is classis Chicago mutt of Irish and Polish and DH's family is German. I am 4'11" also but always dated tall men. My husband is 5'11", before DH I was engaged to someone 6'4" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksr5377 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Ooops, I answered wrong. I put 5'10" because that's what I think the average male height may be close to. However, the majority of the males in my family and those I'm friends with average about 6'1" My brothers are 6'2" or taller. DH is 6'4" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I must live in a very short world. 6 feet is quite far off from average in my life. I put 5 ft 10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I misunderstood also. I said that I thought that the average man is about 5'10". However, in my life, it seems like most of the men are around 6'0" or taller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 We live in a very Asian area. So if you average it all together, probably around 5'8". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I have no idea. Taller than me. I'm about 5'3.5", which is mighty short for being Dutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I've always heard 5'10" and can't separate the knowledge from experience. My dad was 6'2". I'm 5'9" and my sister is 5'10". I come from a tall family and I'm used to being around a lot of tall people. However, dh is 5'8". I have gotten used to short too :). I always consider a man who isn't taller than me to be short though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvneck Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I voted 5'10" because I know that is "normal" or close to. My dh is 6' and my 13yo son is maybe 1/4" shorter, so my immediate family response is at least 6'. But....we ARE in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 A range from 5'10 to 6' 2" ish. Most men I know would fit in that range with a couple extreme outliers on either end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 My family is all on the shorter side- Dad and brother are around 5' 6", mom is about 5' 4" and I'm 5'2" on a tall day. :-) I also spent many many years involved in gymnastics, so my height-o-meter is skewed small. DH is 6' though and so far DS seems to be taking after those genes. I voted 5'8". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I would say 5'10 since that was the height of my dad and that of my younger brother. My dh on the other hand is rather short at 5'3 and God forbid do NOT forget that 1/2 :D if it wasn't for that 1/2 we would be the same height (which according to our DLs we are) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I would say 5'9 to 5'10(DH's height). My dad's a little shorter, my step dad a bit taller, brother is 5'9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit29 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I said 5'10". I can't think of many men I interact with that are taller than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 My dad and my brothers are all 6' or taller. Dh is 6'5". I voted 5'10" as pretty average for what I see (some shorter, some taller) where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I'm really short, but most of the men in my life are tall. 6-6'1" would seem fairly average. My dad is 5'11", brother is 5'10", stepbrothers are 6'2 and 6'3, and husband is 6'2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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