Higgins Name Meaning: From a Gaelic word which meant "viking".
The name was thought to have come from a Gaelic word which meant \"viking\". It could also be from the Medieval name \"Higgin\", which is a pet form of \"Hick\".
Discover how your Higgins ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 0 |
Buckinghamshire | 233 |
Berkshire | 0 |
Cambridgeshire | 22 |
Channel Islands | 21 |
Cheshire | 348 |
Cornwall | 114 |
Cumberland | 50 |
Derbyshire | 72 |
Devon | 79 |
Dorset | 61 |
Durham | 114 |
Essex | 47 |
Gloucestershire | 274 |
Hampshire | 139 |
Herefordshire | 73 |
Hertfordshire | 49 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
Isle of Man | 20 |
Kent | 420 |
Lancashire | 1,501 |
Leicestershire | 55 |
Lincolnshire | 83 |
London | 1,138 |
Middlesex | 115 |
Northumberland | 51 |
Norfolk | 15 |
Northamptonshire | 49 |
Nottinghamshire | 30 |
Oxfordshire | 166 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
Shropshire | 283 |
Suffolk | 11 |
Somerset | 476 |
Surrey | 101 |
Sussex | 25 |
Staffordshire | 477 |
Warwickshire | 305 |
Westmorland | 14 |
Wiltshire | 139 |
Worcestershire | 186 |
Yorkshire | 819 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 25 |
Cardiganshire | 1 |
Carnarvonshire | 6 |
Carmarthenshire | 4 |
Denbighshire | 37 |
Flintshire | 1 |
Glamorgan | 46 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 60 |
Monmouthshire | 64 |
Pembrokeshire | 13 |
Radnorshire | 19 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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Scholar | 1,292 |
Agricultural Labourer | 377 |
Labourer | 195 |
House Servant | 108 |
Servant | 67 |
Dress Maker | 59 |
General Servant | 57 |
Laundress | 56 |
Carter | 54 |
House Keeper | 54 |
Coal Miner | 51 |
Shoe Maker | 44 |
Tailor | 43 |
Farm Labourer | 41 |
Domestic Servant | 38 |
Cotton Weaver | 32 |
Lace Maker | 26 |
Cook | 24 |
Ag Labourer | 24 |
House Maid | 23 |
Blacksmith | 23 |
Nurse | 22 |
Charwoman | 20 |
Wife Of Above | 20 |
Bricklayer | 20 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Higgins | 6,556 |
John Higgins | 6,140 |
William Higgins | 5,152 |
Thomas Higgins | 3,862 |
Elizabeth Higgins | 3,448 |
James Higgins | 3,400 |
Sarah Higgins | 2,640 |
George Higgins | 2,620 |
Ann Higgins | 1,985 |
Henry Higgins | 1,761 |
Charles Higgins | 1,677 |
Joseph Higgins | 1,572 |
Jane Higgins | 1,478 |
Margaret Higgins | 1,418 |
Ellen Higgins | 1,402 |
Eliza Higgins | 1,294 |
Annie Higgins | 1,287 |
Edward Higgins | 1,170 |
Catherine Higgins | 1,111 |
Alice Higgins | 1,024 |
Emma Higgins | 941 |
Emily Higgins | 881 |
Patrick Higgins | 871 |
Hannah Higgins | 834 |
Alfred Higgins | 822 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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1 | Higgins | 100% | 90,842 |
2 | Huggins | 86% | 19,432 |
3 | Higgens | 86% | 3,330 |
4 | Hoggins | 86% | 2,063 |
5 | Heggins | 86% | 921 |
6 | Haggins | 86% | 656 |
7 | Huggens | 71% | 590 |
8 | Higins | 86% | 364 |
9 | Higgans | 86% | 342 |
10 | Higgons | 86% | 232 |
The surname Higgins is the most popular version of all its varients