Origins of the Higgins surname

What does the name Higgins mean?

The Higgins surname is English, and has been discovered in reacords from as early as the 1300s. It is a patronymic name, believed to denote someone who was the son or descendant of a person name Richard. 'Hick' and 'Higg' were medieval diminutives or pet forms of this name.

Alternative variations of the name Higgins

Higgins, Higgin, Higins, Higin, Hyggins

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OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 504North West 819Isle of Man 53Yorkshire 2042East Midlands 219West Midlands 754East 565London 3341South East 985South West 491South Wales 310Mid Wales 61West Wales 5North Wales 96Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

In 1921, most Higginses lived in london

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76,000 Higgins Travel & migration records
140,000 Higginses found in all Census records

Interesting facts about Higgins

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272nd most common surname in the UK

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What are the most common Higgins first names?

John

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Mary

Elizabeth

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Common jobs for Higginses

Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

Commmon female occupations for Higginses in 1921

Dressmaker

501

Laundress

485

Domestic Servant

390

Charwoman

370

General Servant Domestic

334

Commmon male occupations for Higginses in 1921

General Labourer

858

Coal Miner

676

Agricultural Labourer

639

Farm Labourer

423

Tailor

339

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