Last Name HIGGINS

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Meaning The son of Richard, from the nickname Hick, which bacame Higg, and the diminutive Hickin, which bacame Higgin.
Little Hig or Hugh; the son of Hugh; from Hig, and the patronymic termination 'ings;' belonging to, or the son of.
Origin English, Spanish, French, Irish, Falkland, South african

Rank 365 (2000 US census) 370 (1990 US census)
Count 78,107 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 85.92%, or 67110 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.27%, or 8022 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.41%, or 320 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.51%, or 398 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.37%, or 1070 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.52%, or 1187 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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