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

The last name Higson is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Higson.

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

This surname is the 132,286^th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,135,232 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Higson live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles. Higson is also the 504,994^th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 304 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 2,328 people, or 1 in 23,934. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 37 percent reside, Lancashire, where 13 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Higson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Higson has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Higson surname increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 528 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Higson Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Higson surname are 2.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Higson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 259.13% more than the national average, earning 1,242,870 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.21% more than the national average, earning R 290,424 per year; in United States they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $42,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $50,644 CAD per year.