Higgie Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Higgie Surname Definition:

HEGGIE, Higgie: A shortened form of MaCkeccie, which see. Donald Hegy, 'pypar,' had a remission from Queen Mary for assisting the English in burning the town of Dunnone and besieging the castle, 1546 (RSS.). Patrick Hegy had sasine of lands in Perthshire, 1567 (ER.

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Higgie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1641:52,1816,835
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England171:3,277,533109,658
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland561:66,8434,009
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Higgie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

HEGGIE, Higgie: A shortened form of MaCkeccie, which see. Donald Hegy, 'pypar,' had a remission from Queen Mary for assisting the English in burning the town of Dunnone and besieging the castle, 1546 (RSS.). Patrick Hegy had sasine of lands in Perthshire, 1567 (ER., XIX, p. 557), Barbara Heagie was heir portioner of James Heagie, merchant burgess of Stirling, 1617 (Inquis., 708), Janet Heggie, witness in Burntisland, 1640 (PBK., p. 167), Andrew Hegie, junior, burgess of Stirling, 1642 (Inquis., 2762), and John Heggie was schoolmaster at Forfar in 1670 (Lamont, Diary, p. 222). Three generations of Heggies were employed in succession in the Carron Ironworks (Gibson, Lairds, p. 201). Heagy 1599, Heegie 1642.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Higgie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Higgie is found most in Israel. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Higgie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higgie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 598,302nd most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. The surname Higgie occurs mostly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Higgie reside; 45 percent reside in Australasia and 45 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Higgie is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 52,181. In Israel Higgie is most numerous in: Northern District, where 98 percent live, Southern District, where 2 percent live and Haifa District, where 1 percent live. Aside from Israel this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 22 percent live.

Higgie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Higgie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Higgie last name grew 124 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Higgie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Higgie last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Higgie earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $45,614 USD per year.

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