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.
Discover how your Higgs ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 135 |
| Buckinghamshire | 177 |
| Berkshire | 528 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 60 |
| Cornwall | 37 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 67 |
| Devon | 77 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 42 |
| Essex | 314 |
| Gloucestershire | 352 |
| Hampshire | 181 |
| Herefordshire | 23 |
| Hertfordshire | 100 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 165 |
| Lancashire | 306 |
| Leicestershire | 147 |
| Lincolnshire | 25 |
| London | 1,252 |
| Middlesex | 450 |
| Northumberland | 24 |
| Norfolk | 12 |
| Northamptonshire | 99 |
| Nottinghamshire | 58 |
| Oxfordshire | 241 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 95 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 109 |
| Surrey | 316 |
| Sussex | 81 |
| Staffordshire | 561 |
| Warwickshire | 460 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 160 |
| Worcestershire | 288 |
| Yorkshire | 263 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 25 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 178 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 61 |
| Monmouthshire | 215 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 23 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 816 |
| Farm Labourer | 77 |
| Private Means | 70 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 49 |
| General Labourer | 46 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 46 |
| Domestic Servant | 38 |
| None | 37 |
| Dressmaker | 36 |
| Labourer | 35 |
| Scholar | 30 |
| Laundress | 29 |
| At School | 28 |
| Clerk | 25 |
| Bricklayer | 24 |
| House Painter | 23 |
| Carpenter | 22 |
| Dress Maker | 22 |
| General Servant Domestic | 22 |
| Farmer | 21 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 21 |
| Tailoress | 21 |
| Butcher | 20 |
| At Home | 19 |
| Blacksmith | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Higgs | 2,673 |
| Mary Higgs | 2,271 |
| John Higgs | 1,965 |
| Elizabeth Higgs | 1,643 |
| Sarah Higgs | 1,438 |
| Thomas Higgs | 1,427 |
| George Higgs | 1,315 |
| James Higgs | 1,101 |
| Charles Higgs | 996 |
| Ann Higgs | 903 |
| Henry Higgs | 855 |
| Joseph Higgs | 759 |
| Eliza Higgs | 729 |
| Jane Higgs | 605 |
| Annie Higgs | 579 |
| Alice Higgs | 557 |
| Alfred Higgs | 535 |
| Emma Higgs | 528 |
| Ellen Higgs | 525 |
| Edward Higgs | 520 |
| Albert Higgs | 456 |
| Emily Higgs | 448 |
| Richard Higgs | 436 |
| Arthur Higgs | 435 |
| Frederick Higgs | 419 |
| 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 |
The surname Higgs is the most popular version of all its varients