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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 233 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 21 |
| Cheshire | 348 |
| Cornwall | 114 |
| Cumberland | 50 |
| Derbyshire | 72 |
| Devon | 79 |
| Dorset | 61 |
| Durham | 114 |
| Essex | 47 |
| Gloucestershire | 274 |
| Hampshire | 139 |
| Herefordshire | 73 |
| Hertfordshire | 49 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 20 |
| Kent | 420 |
| Lancashire | 1,501 |
| Leicestershire | 55 |
| Lincolnshire | 83 |
| London | 1,138 |
| Middlesex | 115 |
| Northumberland | 51 |
| Norfolk | 15 |
| Northamptonshire | 49 |
| Nottinghamshire | 30 |
| Oxfordshire | 166 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 283 |
| Suffolk | 11 |
| Somerset | 476 |
| Surrey | 101 |
| Sussex | 25 |
| Staffordshire | 477 |
| Warwickshire | 305 |
| Westmorland | 14 |
| Wiltshire | 139 |
| Worcestershire | 186 |
| Yorkshire | 819 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 25 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 37 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 46 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 60 |
| Monmouthshire | 64 |
| Pembrokeshire | 13 |
| Radnorshire | 19 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,292 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 377 |
| Labourer | 195 |
| House Servant | 108 |
| Servant | 67 |
| Dress Maker | 59 |
| General Servant | 57 |
| Laundress | 56 |
| Carter | 54 |
| House Keeper | 54 |
| Coal Miner | 51 |
| Shoe Maker | 44 |
| Tailor | 43 |
| Farm Labourer | 41 |
| Domestic Servant | 38 |
| Cotton Weaver | 32 |
| Lace Maker | 26 |
| Cook | 24 |
| Ag Labourer | 24 |
| House Maid | 23 |
| Blacksmith | 23 |
| Nurse | 22 |
| Charwoman | 20 |
| Wife Of Above | 20 |
| Bricklayer | 20 |
| 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