Higgisson Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Higgisson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higgisson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Ireland191:247,8399,475
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Higgisson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Higgisson occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Higgisson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higgisson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Higgisson is primarily found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Higgisson reside; 85 percent reside in Australasia and 85 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Higgisson is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 241,033. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 89 percent reside, Australian Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside and Queensland, where 2 percent reside. Barring Australia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Ireland, where 15 percent reside.

Higgisson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Higgisson has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Higgisson last name expanded 317 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Higgisson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Higgisson last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higgison94410/
Higgisonn891/
Higgidson890/
Huggisson890/
Higison881/
Heggison8236/
Highison826/
Higgeson822/
Huggison820/
Higuison820/
Hichisson7837/
Ingison75145/
Eggison7546/
Geisson752/
Hugison751/
Hiieson751/
Ingesson71384/
Jingison7110/
Jehisson714/
Yggesson713/
Chiesson712/
Heigeson712/
Ighissen711/
Iguissen711/
Hegesson711/
Hichison711/
Huggeson711/
Edgisson710/
Gesson67780/
Igisan6726/
Iseson6718/
Hitchison6717/
Isison6713/
Egison677/
Ehison672/
Izison672/
Hiyson672/
Hieson671/
Gaigaison671/
Iguson671/
Iishon671/
Etchisson670/
Hichesson670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Higgisson
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