Higgerson Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Higgerson Surname Definition:

= Higson (q.v.), with intrus. medial -er-.

Higgerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6621:547,52145,313
England1101:506,52832,143
Australia271:999,84158,390
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Panama51:782,45211,059
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Higgerson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Higson (q.v.), with intrus. medial -er-.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Higgerson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Higgerson is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higgerson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 421,345th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. The last name Higgerson is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Higgerson live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Higgerson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 662 people, or 1 in 547,521. In The United States Higgerson is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 33 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and Louisiana, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Higgerson occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Higgerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Higgerson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 895 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Higgerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Higgerson are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Higgerson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning $40,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $54,879 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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