Higgin is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Higgin
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Higgin

How popular is Higgin?

Higgin is ranked 315864 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Higgin bearers increased by 5.833333 per cent in 2010 US census to 254 since 2000, the surname slipped by 842 spots and ranked at 75799. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 66.54 71.67
Black 27.56 20.83
Hispanic or Latino 2.76 2.92
Others 2.36 0
Higgin is a very rare family name, few people in England and Northern Mariana Islands have the last name. Around 925 people have been found who wears Higgin as their family name. Higgin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
119,730 Brazil3
24,766 Scotland2
174,544 Czech Republic1
151,601 Spain1
1,486 Northern Mariana Islands1
18,969 Wales1
2,613 The Bahamas1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
56,169 Mexico1
6,212 Jamaica1
36,678 Singapore1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,811 Australia97
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with hundreds of Higgin:
13,982 England419
104,350 United States214
30,903 Canada108

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary-Anne Higgin was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 18, 1848. She lived in Ireland where she worked as workwoman and took Ashburton from Liverpool. Workman Farrell Higgin, Andrew Higgin, aged 21, Michael Higgin, aged 30, Workman Patrick Higgin, 24 years old Cecillia Higgin, Mick Higgin (12) Immigrant, Workman Michael Higgin, Margt. Higgin (36) Immigrant, and 19 other Higgin around 85.71% of whom were workman migrated to US from Liverpool, Belfast and Glasgow.

Higgin Namesakes

  • Abraham Higginbotham, Writer
  • Irv Higginbotham, Baseball player
  • George Higginson Allsopp, Politician
  • Chris Higgins, Musician
  • Aidan Higgins, Writer
  • Aileen Higgins, Author
  • John Michael Higgins, Actor
  • Pam Higgins, Golfer
  • Aldus Chapin Higgins, Author
  • Brian Higgins, Record Producer

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