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 | 91 |
| Buckinghamshire | 228 |
| Berkshire | 144 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 809 |
| Cornwall | 137 |
| Cumberland | 105 |
| Derbyshire | 177 |
| Devon | 222 |
| Dorset | 107 |
| Durham | 426 |
| Essex | 486 |
| Gloucestershire | 476 |
| Hampshire | 291 |
| Herefordshire | 70 |
| Hertfordshire | 156 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 27 |
| Isle of Man | 41 |
| Kent | 714 |
| Lancashire | 2,887 |
| Leicestershire | 121 |
| Lincolnshire | 102 |
| London | 2,029 |
| Middlesex | 564 |
| Northumberland | 187 |
| Norfolk | 56 |
| Northamptonshire | 137 |
| Nottinghamshire | 140 |
| Oxfordshire | 161 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 27 |
| Shropshire | 339 |
| Suffolk | 36 |
| Somerset | 517 |
| Surrey | 390 |
| Sussex | 141 |
| Staffordshire | 703 |
| Warwickshire | 524 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 183 |
| Worcestershire | 384 |
| Yorkshire | 2,022 |
| Anglesey | 23 |
| Brecknockshire | 35 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 19 |
| Denbighshire | 85 |
| Flintshire | 37 |
| Glamorgan | 408 |
| Merionethshire | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 83 |
| Monmouthshire | 255 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,669 |
| General Labourer | 166 |
| Labourer | 139 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 131 |
| Farm Labourer | 130 |
| Private Means | 106 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 98 |
| None | 71 |
| Charwoman | 65 |
| Domestic Servant | 63 |
| Dressmaker | 58 |
| Dock Labourer | 55 |
| Laundress | 53 |
| House Keeper | 51 |
| At Home | 50 |
| Farmer | 47 |
| Bricklayer | 45 |
| Clerk | 45 |
| At School | 43 |
| Housekeeper | 42 |
| General Servant Domestic | 38 |
| Scholar | 38 |
| House Painter | 36 |
| Soldier | 34 |
| Cook (domestic) | 33 |
| 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