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 | 272 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 240 |
| Cornwall | 62 |
| Cumberland | 33 |
| Derbyshire | 25 |
| Devon | 91 |
| Dorset | 25 |
| Durham | 17 |
| Essex | 41 |
| Gloucestershire | 254 |
| Hampshire | 71 |
| Herefordshire | 137 |
| Hertfordshire | 43 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 11 |
| Isle of Man | 20 |
| Kent | 325 |
| Lancashire | 631 |
| Leicestershire | 34 |
| Lincolnshire | 48 |
| London | 954 |
| Middlesex | 56 |
| Northumberland | 12 |
| Norfolk | 21 |
| Northamptonshire | 82 |
| Nottinghamshire | 28 |
| Oxfordshire | 133 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 11 |
| Shropshire | 274 |
| Suffolk | 20 |
| Somerset | 512 |
| Surrey | 40 |
| Sussex | 25 |
| Staffordshire | 215 |
| Warwickshire | 128 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 138 |
| Worcestershire | 156 |
| Yorkshire | 482 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 42 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 23 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 89 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 18 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 307 |
| Female Servant | 233 |
| Labourer | 199 |
| Independent | 156 |
| Male Servant | 109 |
| Farmer | 87 |
| Shoe Maker | 39 |
| Tailor | 33 |
| Carpenter | 21 |
| Weaver | 20 |
| Servant | 20 |
| Lace Maker | 19 |
| Butcher | 18 |
| Gardener | 18 |
| Hawker | 18 |
| Silk Weaver | 17 |
| Lab | 17 |
| Cotton Weaver | 16 |
| Sawyer | 16 |
| Baker | 15 |
| Dress Maker | 15 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Painter | 14 |
| Pauper | 14 |
| Laundress | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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