Higgs is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Higgs
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

The son of little Higg or Hick, pet forms of Richard meaning "rule, hard".

How popular is Higgs?

Higgs is common in United States, England, Australia, Bahamas, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Wales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Scotland, Portugal.

Higgs is ranked 17360 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Higgs bearers increased by 3.06 per cent in 2010 US census to 10333 since 2000, the surname slipped by 183 spots and ranked at 3458. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 69.21 72.24
Black 25.58 23.98
Hispanic or Latino 2.29 1.44
Others 2.09 1.6
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.5 0.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.33 0.34
Higgs is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Turks and Caicos Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 31937 people have been found who wears Higgs as their family name. Higgs is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Higgs:
3,438 United States13,176
Countries with thousands of Higgs:
900 England8,873
1,492 Australia2,691
33 Bahamas2,388
3,407 Canada1,455
6,428 South Africa1,070
Countries with hundreds of Higgs:
1,339 New Zealand574
671 Wales516
20 Turks and Caicos Islands376
3,361 Scotland157
4,850 Portugal104
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,678 Northern Ireland47
400 Guernsey37
70,591 Argentina36
6,387 Ireland35
38,294 Zimbabwe35
250,768 Thailand32
4,409 Panama31
47,760 Spain29
189,486 France26
10,313 Singapore26
147,383 Germany25
60,801 Netherlands20
21,213 Chile16
3,469 Nicaragua14
6,223 Jamaica13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
81,336 Sweden9
2,328 Belize9
134,908 Malaysia8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
486,533 Brazil6
5,462 Costa Rica6
75,466 Israel6
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Higgs Namesakes

  • Russell Shaw Higgs, artist and political activist
  • Nate Higgs, American/Spanish basketball player and coach
  • Eric Sidney Higgs, founder of the "Cambridge Palaeoeconomy School"
  • Colleen Higgs, South African writer and publisher
  • Tracy Higgs, describes herself as a psychic medium and appears regularly in the media
  • Matthew Higgs, English artist, curator, writer and publisher
  • Alan Higgs, successful self-made businessman
  • Peter Higgs, British theoretical physicist, emeritus professor
  • Joe Higgs, reggae musician from Jamaica
  • Michael Higgs, British actor best
  • William Higgs, Australian politician
  • Ken Higgs, English fast-medium bowler
  • Jim Higgs, former Australian leg spinner
  • Robert Higgs, American economic historian and economist combining material
  • Shane Higgs, English former professional footballer
  • Mark Higgs, former American football running back
  • Blake Alphonso Higgs, best-known performer of goombay/calypso
  • Rebekah Higgs, Canadian indie rock singer, songwriter
  • Derek Higgs, English businessman and merchant banker

Higgs Namesakes

  • Russell Shaw Higgs, artist and political activist
  • Nate Higgs, American/Spanish basketball player and coach
  • Eric Sidney Higgs, founder of the "Cambridge Palaeoeconomy School"
  • Colleen Higgs, South African writer and publisher
  • Tracy Higgs, describes herself as a psychic medium and appears regularly in the media
  • Matthew Higgs, English artist, curator, writer and publisher
  • Alan Higgs, successful self-made businessman
  • Peter Higgs, British theoretical physicist, emeritus professor
  • Joe Higgs, reggae musician from Jamaica
  • Michael Higgs, British actor best
  • William Higgs, Australian politician
  • Ken Higgs, English fast-medium bowler
  • Jim Higgs, former Australian leg spinner
  • Robert Higgs, American economic historian and economist combining material
  • Shane Higgs, English former professional footballer
  • Mark Higgs, former American football running back
  • Blake Alphonso Higgs, best-known performer of goombay/calypso
  • Rebekah Higgs, Canadian indie rock singer, songwriter
  • Derek Higgs, English businessman and merchant banker

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