Higgins (surname)

Higgins is a surname found in England and in Ireland with several origins.[1]

Origins in England

From the name Hugh
From the name Hig (both the son of Hugh and a diminutive of Hugh)
From Hicke a diminutive of Richard

all then stemmed with the patronymic termination ings; meaning belonging to, or the son of.

Origin in Ireland, the Anglicised form of the Gaelic name Ó hUiginn ‘descendant of Uiginn’. Uiginn in turn being the Gaelic version of the Old Norse víkingr or Viking.[2] The Ó hUiginn family were high status poets between the 14th and 17th centuries and descendants include Bernardo O'Higgins, the first head of state of Chile, and Kevin O'Higgins who was Minister for Justice in the first Irish Free State government.

In business

Andrew Higgins, founder of Higgins Industries and inventor of the Higgins boat
Pattillo Higgins (1863–1955), oil pioneer and businessman, known as the "Prophet of Spindletop"

In education and science

Aparna Higgins, Indian-American mathematician
Chris Higgins, Vice-Chancellor of Durham University
E. Tory Higgins (born 1946), US-American psychologist
Henry Higgins (botanist) (1814–1893), English botanist
Julian Higgins, British statistician
Michael W. Higgins (born 1948), Canadian academic and writer
Reynold Higgins (1916—1993), English archaeologist
William Higgins, Irish chemist
William Victor Higgins, American painter and teacher

In literature

Aidan Higgins, born 1927, Irish writer
Fiona Higgins, Irish writer
George V. Higgins (1939–1999), attorney and author
Jack Higgins (born 1929), principal pseudonym of UK novelist Harry Patterson
Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginn fl. c. 1400
Marguerite Higgins (1920–1966), war correspondent
Michael D. Higgins, born 1941), poet, Mayor of Galway, TD and Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht from 1993–97
Rita Ann Higgins, poet and playwright, born 1955
Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hUiccinn, died 1490
Tadg Óg Ó hUiginn died 1448
Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn, c. 1550-c.1591, murdered for his satires
Tadhg Mór Ó hUiginn
Tom O'Higgins, 1917–2003, TD and former Chief Justice, Presidential candidate in 1966 and 1973

In military service

John Frederick Andrews Higgins, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force commander
Thomas J. Higgins (1831–1917), American soldier
William R. Higgins, United States Marine Corps colonel, killed in Lebanon

In music

Bertie Higgins (born 1944), American singer-songwriter
Billy Higgins (1936–2001), jazz drummer
Chris Higgins, also known as "X-13", former The Offspring touring member
Damian Higgins, drum and bass DJ/Producer
Dick Higgins (born 1938), composer, poet and Fluxus artist
Eddie Higgins, (1932–2009), jazz pianist
Jarad Higgins (1998–2019), American rapper known professionally as Juice WRLD
Jon B. Higgins, Carnatic singer (1939–1984)
Missy Higgins, Australian singer
The Higgins, Canadian band

In politics

Brian Higgins, U.S. Representative from New York
Clay Higgins, U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Clement Higgins (1844–1916), British MP from Norfolk
Frank W. Higgins, Governor of New York
H. B. Higgins, Australian politician and judge
Joe Higgins, Socialist Party MEP for Dublin; ex-TD
John Patrick Higgins, former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
Pete B. Higgins (born 1957), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
William L. Higgins (1867–1951), former U.S. Representative from Connecticut

In sports

Alex Higgins (1949–2010, nicknamed "Hurricane Higgins"), Northern Irish snooker player
Andrew Higgins, English rugby union footballer
Arthur Higgins (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s
Chris Higgins, American hockey player
David Higgins, Irish golfer
Dylan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
Emma Higgins (born 1986), Northern Irish association footballer
Garin Higgins, American football coach
Harry Higgins (1894–1979), English cricketer
Henry Higgins (bullfighter) (1944–1978), English bullfighter
Jack Higgins (rugby league), rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s
Jim Higgins (1897-1964), Scottish boxer of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s
John Higgins, Scottish snooker player
Johnnie Lee Higgins, free agent wide receiver in the NFL
Luke Higgins (1921–1991), American football player
Mark Higgins, British rally car driver
Pinky Higgins, baseball player, manager, and scout
Rashard Higgins, American football player
Roy Higgins, Australian jockey
Shaun Higgins, Australian rules footballer
Tee Higgins (born 1999), American football wide receiver

In television and film

Clare Higgins, English actress
Jonathan Quayle Higgins III, television character on Magnum, P.I., played by actor John Hillerman
Kate Higgins, voice actress (known for her roles as Sakura Haruno in Naruto, C.C. in Code Geass and Saber in Fate/Stay Night)
Kenneth Higgins (1919-2008), British cinematographer
Paul Higgins, British actor
Steve Higgins, comedian, writer and announcer

Other

Arch Higgins, New York City Ballet soloist
Bertha G. Higgins (1872-1944), American suffragist, civil rights activist and clubwoman
Bubba Higgins, character on the television situation comedy Mama's Family, played by actor Allan Kayser
Chester Higgins, Jr., American photographer
Edward Higgins (1864–1947), the 3rd General of the Salvation Army
Sir Eoin Higgins, High Court of Northern Ireland jurist
Godfrey Higgins (1772—1833), English writer on mythology
Dame Joan Higgins, chair of the NHS Litigation Authority
Margaret Higgins, Scottish murderer
Rosalyn Higgins (1937–present), President of the International Court of Justice
Mark Andrew Higgins, Contemporary American Lifestyle Photographer

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References

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
"Higgins Name Meaning & Higgins Family History at Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com.

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[1] Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.

[2] "Higgins Name Meaning & Higgins Family History at Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com.