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
Living On Own Means 87
General Labourer 79
General Servant Domestic 62
Scholar 47
Dress Maker 36
Carpenter 33
Laundress Wash 31
Coal Miner Hewer 31
Cook Domestic 30
Farmer 27
Housemaid Domestic 26
Gardener Domestic 21
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 21
House Maid Domestic 20
Domestic Servant 19
Dressmaker 19
Laundress 19
Servant Domestic 19
Builder 17
Charwoman 16
Railway Porter 16
Tailor 16
Tailoress 16
Blacksmith 15
School Boy 14

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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