Last Name HUGGINS

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Meaning The son of Hugh, diminutive Hug-in or Hug-on. The French fondness for double diminutives gave them the famous name Hurguenot (Hug-in-ot), so that we must trace that religious sect to an 'individual,' if we would get at its origin.
The same as Higgins, from 'Hug,' the nickname for Hugh, and the patronymic termination 'ings,' belonging to, or the son of.
Origin English, Irish, Ugandan

Rank 1,538 (2000 US census) 1,359 (1990 US census)
Count 21,499 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 68.66%, or 14761 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 26.21%, or 5635 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.33%, or 71 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.15%, or 247 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.9%, or 408 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.75%, or 376 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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