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Where Does The Last Name Higgans Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Higgans is found most frequently in Malta. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Higgans? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,511,557^th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Higgans reside; 36 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 36 percent reside in Italic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Malta, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 8,964. Excluding Malta this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Ireland, where 18 percent are found.

Higgans Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Higgans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Higgans surname fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 49 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it fell 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Higgans Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Higgans surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Higgans earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.92% less than the national average, earning $31,101 USD per year.