Higgason Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Higgason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higgason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6131:591,28748,265
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

Higgason Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Higgason Come From? nationality or country of origin

Higgason is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higgason? popularity and diffusion

The surname Higgason is the 528,243rd most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,888,329 people. Higgason occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Higgason are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 613 people, or 1 in 591,287. In The United States Higgason is primarily found in: Illinois, where 17 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Kentucky, where 9 percent are found.

Higgason Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Higgason has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Higgason last name rose 363 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Higgason Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Higgason last name are 25.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.5% being registered with the political party.

Higgason earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $43,591 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highgason940/
Chaigason821/
Inggasson821/
Ingason80429/
Higasan803/
Iggasan801/
Eggahson756/
Hesgason750/
Igasan711,343/
Egason7146/
Gaigaison711/
Haingoson711/
Haigazoun711/
Ingasan679/
Henghasoon671/
Egasson671/
Egahson671/
Chigashane671/
Eggasan671/
Igasasn671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Higgason
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