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    The surname Higginson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,903 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɪɡɪnsən/ 3 syllables Soundex H252

    Higginson: #15,402 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Higginson #15,402, 1,903 people Higginson: #15,402 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Higginson #15,402, 1,903 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Higginson is more common than 90.5% of them.

    Origin

    From Higgin + -son.

    Higginson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,903 people named Higginson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 162,241 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,745.

    #15,402
    rank among US surnames
    1,903
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.1%
    change since 2000 (was #15,421)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,397Ake1,904162,156
    #15,402Frew1,903162,241
    #15,406Delfin1,902162,327
    #15,409McQueary1,901162,412

    Who is named Higginson

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Higginson identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Higginsons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thomas Wentworth Higginson
      American soldier, Unitarian minister and author (1823–1911)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Higginson

    Higginson has the Soundex code H252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H252.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Higginson come from?
    From Higgin + -son.
    How common is the surname Higginson?
    1,903 people in the United States had the surname Higginson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 162,241 Americans. It ranked 15,402nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Higginson?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Higginson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Higginson?
    Thomas Wentworth Higginson, American soldier, Unitarian minister and author (1823–1911).
    Where is the surname Higginson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Higginson in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Higginson?
    Higginson is /ˈhɪɡɪnsən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Higginson?
    Higginson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Higginson getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,745 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,903 in 2010, up 9.1%.