Huggins is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Huggins
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Scotland, England
Meaning:

Descendant of little Hug, a pet form of Hugh meaning "spirit".

From Hugo, the Latin form of Hugh. The name Willelmus fil' Hugonis would as readily subside into William Huggins as into W. Fitzhugh, W. Ap-Hugh, or W.Hughson.

How popular is Huggins?

Huggins is common in United States, England, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Venezuela, New Zealand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Scotland, Wales, South Africa.

Huggins is ranked 13446 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Huggins bearers increased by 4.06 per cent in 2010 US census to 22371 since 2000, the surname slipped by 64 spots and ranked at 1602. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 66.29 68.66
Black 27.01 26.21
Hispanic or Latino 2.76 1.75
Others 2.27 1.9
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.14 1.15
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.54 0.33
Huggins is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Kitts and Nevis is ahead in terms of density. Around 41558 people have been found who wears Huggins as their family name. Huggins is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Huggins:
1,536 United States29,264
Countries with thousands of Huggins:
1,694 England4,852
1,974 Australia1,949
138 Trinidad and Tobago1,428
3,942 Canada1,220
Countries with hundreds of Huggins:
11 Saint Kitts and Nevis506
3,373 Venezuela350
2,701 New Zealand293
101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines236
1,563 Jamaica169
3,496 Scotland149
2,762 Wales116
40,325 South Africa110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,466 Dominican Republic100
174 United States Virgin Islands98
75 British Virgin Islands91
94,524 Philippines84
5,084 Ireland52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,302 Guyana43
3,866 Northern Ireland43
243,257 Thailand34
10,313 Singapore26
525 Antigua and Barbuda26
53,462 Spain23
224,666 France18
461,117 India18
1,068 Saint Lucia17
246,361 Brazil17
489 Cayman Islands17
189,895 Germany16
73,030 Netherlands13
1,223 Barbados11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
41,629 Norway10
58,198 Switzerland9
4,774 Hong Kong8
152 Anguilla8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
114 Saint Martin8
950 Grenada7
118,213 Italy7
9,437 Panama7
50,495 Mexico7
55,922 Qatar6
26,877 Uruguay6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Felex Huggins from Ireland aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 49 years old when he arrived in USA on February 1, 1849. Edward-Henry Huggins, aged 36, Sarah Huggins, John Huggins, aged 53, William Huggins (22) Immigrant, Workman John Huggins, Hester Huggins, 40 years old Patk. Huggins, 6 years old Eliza Huggins, Catherine Huggins (4), Clerk William Huggins, are others that migrated to US from London, Liverpool and Glasgow.

Huggins Namesakes

  • Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Irish-English scientific investigator and astronomer
  • John Huggins, John Jerome Huggins, Jr
  • Maurice Loyal Huggins, scientist who independently conceived the idea of hydrogen bonding and
  • Graham Huggins, was president of the St Kilda Football Club
  • William Huggins, English astronomer best
  • Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician
  • Miller Huggins, American professional baseball player and manager
  • Roy Huggins, American novelist and an influential writer/creator and producer of character-driven television series
  • Bob Huggins, American college basketball coach
  • Nathan Huggins, distinguished American historian
  • Cornelius Bernard Huggins, footballer
  • Felton Huggins, former gridiron football wide receiver

Huggins Namesakes

  • Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Irish-English scientific investigator and astronomer
  • John Huggins, John Jerome Huggins, Jr
  • Maurice Loyal Huggins, scientist who independently conceived the idea of hydrogen bonding and
  • Graham Huggins, was president of the St Kilda Football Club
  • William Huggins, English astronomer best
  • Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician
  • Miller Huggins, American professional baseball player and manager
  • Roy Huggins, American novelist and an influential writer/creator and producer of character-driven television series
  • Bob Huggins, American college basketball coach
  • Nathan Huggins, distinguished American historian
  • Cornelius Bernard Huggins, footballer
  • Felton Huggins, former gridiron football wide receiver

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