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

Higgens occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Higgens.

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

The surname Higgens is the 471,234^th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,235,317 people. The surname Higgens occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Higgens reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491^st most commonly held forename on earth, held by 12 people.

Higgens is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 946,368. In The United States Higgens is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Higgens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Higgens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Higgens surname contracted 55 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 70 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Higgens Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Higgens surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States Higgens are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Higgens earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 33.72% less than the national average, earning $15,046,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $40,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.21% less than the national average, earning $39,644 CAD per year.