Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HIGGINS
There are approximately 36,527 people named Higgins in the UK. That makes it the 247th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 578 are named Higgins.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From name of parent
Related and similar surnames
HigginHiggens
Higgons
Higginson
Haggins
Heggins
Isaac
Higgon
Higgiins
Higggins
Higgines
Higgeins
Higgains
Higgine
Higgiens
Higgians
Higgans
Higghins
Higgina
Higging
Higgims
Hggins
Higginbs
Higgind
Higghens
Higgies
Higgain
The Higgins surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Little Hig or Hugh; the son of Hugh; from Hig, and the patronymic termination ings; belonging to, or the son of.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
IHGGIX. HIGGINS. A diminutive of Hugh, through its Latin form Hugo. Hugonis the genitive case of that name (equivalent to Hugh's or Hughes) would
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.