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.
Higgins, Higgin, Higins, Higin, Hyggins
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Common female occupations for Higginses in 1921
Dressmaker
501
Laundress
485
Domestic Servant
390
Charwoman
370
General Servant Domestic
334
Common male occupations for Higginses in 1921
General Labourer
858
Coal Miner
676
Agricultural Labourer
639
Farm Labourer
423
Tailor
339
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