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 | 109 |
| Buckinghamshire | 220 |
| Berkshire | 129 |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 |
| Channel Islands | 20 |
| Cheshire | 636 |
| Cornwall | 125 |
| Cumberland | 107 |
| Derbyshire | 148 |
| Devon | 179 |
| Dorset | 84 |
| Durham | 372 |
| Essex | 354 |
| Gloucestershire | 424 |
| Hampshire | 201 |
| Herefordshire | 58 |
| Hertfordshire | 106 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 20 |
| Isle of Man | 44 |
| Kent | 670 |
| Lancashire | 2,776 |
| Leicestershire | 124 |
| Lincolnshire | 137 |
| London | 1,955 |
| Middlesex | 329 |
| Northumberland | 160 |
| Norfolk | 55 |
| Northamptonshire | 126 |
| Nottinghamshire | 117 |
| Oxfordshire | 166 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 20 |
| Shropshire | 300 |
| Suffolk | 14 |
| Somerset | 496 |
| Surrey | 263 |
| Sussex | 84 |
| Staffordshire | 690 |
| Warwickshire | 420 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 181 |
| Worcestershire | 358 |
| Yorkshire | 1,725 |
| Anglesey | 22 |
| Brecknockshire | 28 |
| Cardiganshire | 11 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 13 |
| Denbighshire | 61 |
| Flintshire | 15 |
| Glamorgan | 210 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 74 |
| Monmouthshire | 193 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 8 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 276 |
| Living On Own Means | 139 |
| General Servant Domestic | 123 |
| Scholar | 123 |
| Cotton Weaver | 89 |
| Dress Maker | 78 |
| Dock Labourer | 75 |
| Cook Domestic | 69 |
| Domestic Servant | 65 |
| Laundress Wash | 59 |
| Charwoman | 57 |
| Farmer | 57 |
| School | 54 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 51 |
| Tailoress | 50 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 49 |
| Dressmaker | 42 |
| Bricklayer Labourer | 41 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 39 |
| Tailor | 37 |
| Bricklayer | 35 |
| Gardener Domestic | 32 |
| Labourer | 30 |
| Cotton Winder | 30 |
| Coal Hewer | 29 |
| 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