Higgs Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Higgs Name Meaning: A patronymic from 'Hick',from the medieval personal name 'Hicke'.This is a pet form of Richard. Ric 'power(ful)' + hard 'hardy','strong'.

This name would indicate powerful and brave roots.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Higgs Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Higgs family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,126
Agricultural Labourer 125
Dress Maker 56
Labourer 56
Laundress 55
Domestic Servant 50
General Servant 48
General Labourer 47
Coal Miner 37
Carpenter 26
Farm Labourer 26
Butcher 24
Annuitant 19
General Servant Domestic 17
Cook 16
Errand Boy 15
Gardener 15
Tailor 14
Tailoress 14
None 13
Painter 13
Servant 13
Servant Domestic 13
Baker 12
Farm Servant Indoor 12

Higgs Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Higgs 100% 39,984
2 Heggs 80% 2,521
3 Haggis 67% 1,861
4 Haggas 67% 1,076
5 Higs 80% 418
6 Huggs 80% 380
7 Hoggs 80% 347
8 Haggs 80% 228
9 Hagges 67% 223
10 Higgis 83% 113

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

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