Huggins Surname
Approximately 41,565 people bear this surname
Huggins Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh,' diminutive Hug-in or Hug-on; compare Col-in, Jen-in (now Jenning), Lambin, &c.j also compare Gibbins and Gibbons from Gilbert. 'Hugyn held of the same Earl an ox gang of land' (De Lacy Inquisition, Cheth.
Read More About This SurnameHuggins Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29,271 | 1:12,383 | 1,536 |
| England | 4,852 | 1:11,484 | 1,694 |
| Australia | 1,949 | 1:13,851 | 1,974 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,428 | 1:955 | 138 |
| Canada | 1,220 | 1:30,201 | 3,942 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 506 | 1:109 | 11 |
| Venezuela | 350 | 1:86,297 | 3,373 |
| New Zealand | 293 | 1:15,455 | 2,701 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 236 | 1:477 | 101 |
| Jamaica | 169 | 1:16,982 | 1,563 |
| Scotland | 149 | 1:35,932 | 3,496 |
| Wales | 116 | 1:26,677 | 2,762 |
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 98 | 1:1,126 | 174 |
| British Virgin Islands | 91 | 1:347 | 75 |
| Philippines | 84 | 1:1,205,217 | 94,524 |
| Ireland | 52 | 1:90,557 | 5,084 |
| Guyana | 43 | 1:17,726 | 2,302 |
| Northern Ireland | 43 | 1:42,908 | 3,866 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 26 | 1:3,814 | 525 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Cayman Islands | 17 | 1:3,758 | 489 |
| Saint Lucia | 17 | 1:10,517 | 1,068 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Saint Martin | 8 | 1:4,394 | 114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Anguilla | 8 | 1:1,680 | 152 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Grenada | 7 | 1:15,505 | 950 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 130 | 1:34,076 | 3,286 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,453 | 1:9,937 | 1,502 |
| Wales | 39 | 1:40,216 | 2,129 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,610 | 1:10,893 | 1,424 |
Huggins (507) may also be a first name.
Huggins Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh,' diminutive Hug-in or Hug-on; compare Col-in, Jen-in (now Jenning), Lambin, &c.j also compare Gibbins and Gibbons from Gilbert. 'Hugyn held of the same Earl an ox gang of land' (De Lacy Inquisition, Cheth. Soc.). The French fondness for double diminutives gave them the famous name Huguenot (Hug-in-ot), so that we must trace that religious sect to an individual, if we would get at its origin.
William Hugginson, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
Mary Huggison, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).
Willelmus Hugune, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Hugo Hugune et Alicia uxor ejus, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Hugune et Petronilla uxor ejus, 1379: ibid.
Lawrencius Hogonman (i.e. the servant of Hojgon), 1379: ibid.
1561. John Russell and Johanna Huggens: Marriage Lic. (London).
1707. William Huggonson, of Priest Hutton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1790. Married — Samuel Huggins and Sarah Henwood: St. George, Hanover Square.
Huggin’s (Son), Huggin’s Son v. Huggin.
Nickname for Hugh.
(English) Descendant of little Hug, a pet form of Hugh (spirit).
From Hugo, the Latin form of Hugh. The name Willelmus fil' Hugonis would as readily subside into William Huggins as into W. Fitzhugh, W. Ap-Hugh, or W. Hughson.
The same as Higgins, from Hug, the nickname for Hugh, and the patronymic termination ings, belonging to, or the son of.
From the Old Norse, Hugi or Uggi; from the Frisian, Uko, Uke, Uken; from the Dutch, Hoogen, Huygens; from the German, Huge, Hugo; from the Flemish, Hugens; in the Domesday Book, Hugh, Hugo, Hugolin; a personal name.
The name of Huggins was represented in the reign of Elizabeth by Robert Huggins, gent., of East Bradenham (Bl.).
Huggins Demographics
Average Male Huggins Height
177.72 cm
Average Female Huggins Height
162.73 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Huggins Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Huggins Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Huggins occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Huggins? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 13,444th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 175,329 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Huggins live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Huggins is also the 375,944th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 507 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 29,271 people, or 1 in 12,383. In The United States Huggins is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 86 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Huggins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Huggins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Huggins surname increased 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 648 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 297 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Huggins Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Huggins surname is chiefly Catholic (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Huggins surname are 9.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.82% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Huggins earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.53% less than the national average, earning 275,030 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 121.47% more than the national average, earning R 526,296 per year; in United States they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning $40,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $51,838 CAD per year.
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