Higgns Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Higgns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higgns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Higgns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Higgns is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higgns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Higgns are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Higgns is most common in: Alabama, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 18 percent are found and Iowa, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Argentina, where 6 percent are found.

Higgns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Higgns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Higgns last name decreased 35 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Higgns Last Name Statistics demography

Higgns earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.58% less than the national average, earning $15,714 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higgins92183,285/
Higgens92712/
Higggns921/
Higghns921/
Higgnss920/
Higns910/
Khiggins8611/
Higggins869/
Hinggins869/
Chiggins866/
Higghins866/
Huiggins864/
Haiggins861/
Higginns861/
Hioggins861/
Chiggens860/
Higginsd860/
Heiggins860/
Higens83181/
Higins8360/
Iggens8323/
Iggins8319/
Huggns834/
Highns830/
Igns800/
Huggins7741,565/
Jiggins77808/
Heggins77741/
Giggins77468/
Huigens77347/
Jiggens77275/
Huggens7766/
Giggens7713/
Heggens775/
Eiggins774/
Higgims774/
Hyggens772/
Heigens772/
Hingins772/
Highens772/
Highins772/
Hiegins771/
Higeens771/
Higginz771/
Higenns771/
Yiggins771/
Hugghns770/
Aiggins770/
Haigens770/
Haigins770/
Higginsová755/
Higginsova751/
Igens7330/
Igins734/
Hugns730/
Hegns730/
Huijgens71558/
Heaggins7120/
Heuggins711/
Chaigins711/
Hegginss711/
Heigense711/
Heaggens711/
Hhuggins710/
Eggins671,557/
Eggens67870/
Hugens67387/
Hugins67158/
Hügens6757/
Hegens6733/
Iguens6721/
Jigins6712/
Hegins6710/
Ingens677/
Aigens677/
Iguins676/
Uggins676/
Hygins676/
Gigins675/
Hygens673/
Eigens672/
Uggens672/
Hägnås672/
Gigens671/
Hughns671/
Gingns671/
Eigins670/
Eghins670/

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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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  • 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 Higgns
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