Higgerty Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Higgerty Surname Definition:
Old English nickname for Richard (Hick). Also variant on Irish Hingerty (“Hiongardail” in Erse).
Higgerty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Higgerty Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Old English nickname for Richard (Hick). Also variant on Irish Hingerty (“Hiongardail” in Erse).
Higgerty Demographics
Higgerty Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Higgerty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higgerty Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Higgerty occurs most in Canada. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Higgerty? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Higgerty are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,228,186. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 60 percent live, New Brunswick, where 27 percent live and Alberta, where 13 percent live. Barring Canada Higgerty exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Higgerty Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Higgerty last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Higgerty earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 43.8% more than the national average, earning $71,446 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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