Last Name HIGGS

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Meaning	The son of Richard, from the nickname Higg, a lazy pronunciation of Hick. Higson is the general variant of Hickson in South Lancashire. Higg, like Higgin, is found at an early period.

Origin	English, Irish, South african

Rank	3,275 (2000 US census)	3,531 (1990 US census)

Count	10,026 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

72.24%, or 7243 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
23.98%, or 2404 total occurrences, as black,
0.41%, or 41 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.34%, or 34 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.6%, or 160 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.44%, or 144 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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Ukrainian middle names

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