Higgins Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Higgins Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Higgins family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,658
Labourer 341
Agricultural Labourer 255
Domestic Servant 141
General Servant 97
Laundress 82
Dress Maker 78
Farm Labourer 66
Tailor 63
Servant 60
House Keeper 60
Coal Miner 46
Charwoman 40
Farm Servant 36
Hawker 36
Wife Of Above 33
Gardener 32
General Servant Domestic 32
Annuitant 31
Cotton Weaver 31
Cook 29
Carpenter 28
Miner 26
Nurse 26
Brick Layer 25

Higgins Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Higgins is the most popular version of all its varients

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