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Where Does The Last Name Higins Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Higins (Hindi: हिगिन्स, Marathi: िहगीन्स) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higins? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,483,783^rd most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Higins reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661^st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

The last name Higins is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Higins is primarily concentrated in: Arkansas, where 14 percent reside, Minnesota, where 10 percent reside and Washington, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Higins exists in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Higins Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Higins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Higins surname decreased 88 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Higins Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Higins last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Higins earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $40,500 USD per year.