Higgings Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Higgings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higgings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Higgings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Higgings is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higgings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Higgings is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Higgings live; 67 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States Higgings is most frequent in: Virginia, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Arkansas, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Higgings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Higgings has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Higgings last name contracted 66 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Higgings Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Higgings surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Higgings earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.46% less than the national average, earning $42,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.76% less than the national average, earning $43,345 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higgsings940/
Higging9336/
Iggings930/
Higings930/
Huggings8821/
Giggings881/
Higgengs880/
Heggings880/
Jiggings880/
Igging8619/
Higing861/
Chiging80345/
Ingging8031/
Hoiging803/
Gigging801/
Eggings801/
Hinging800/
Gigings800/
Hugings800/
Iging77124/
Gingging75207/
Jingging759/
Hengging757/
Chinging752/
Hichings751/
Highsing750/
Heisings750/
Hedgings750/
Hitchings714,138/
Egging71743/
Isings7167/
Giging7143/
Inging7118/
Chengging711/
Yiging711/
Engging67130/
Cheging6744/
Edgings6722/
Haixing679/
Jinging678/
Huixing676/
Jighing673/
Chixing671/
Yinging671/
Innging671/
Ichings670/
Eighing670/
Gehings670/

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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
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  • 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 Higgings
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