Higgins

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪɡɪnz/
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡɪnz

Etymology 1

An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (“descendant of a Viking”).

Proper noun

Higgins

  1. A surname from Irish from County Sligo.
  2. A place name, which could be of either etymology:
    1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
    2. A township in Roscommon County, Michigan, United States.
    3. An unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States.
    4. A town in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States, named after G. H. Higgins, Santa Fe Railway stockholder.
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

A Middle English patronymic surname derived from a diminutive of Hick ( Richard).

Proper noun

Higgins

  1. An English surname transferred from the given name.

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