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    The surname Higgs

    A patronymic surname, carried by 10,333 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /hɪɡz/ 1 syllable Soundex H200

    Higgs: #3,458 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Higgs #3,458, 10,333 people Higgs: #3,458 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Higgs #3,458, 10,333 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Higgs is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    From Hick + -s. From Hick + the patronymic suffix -s.

    Higgs 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 10,333 people named Higgs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,880 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,026.

    #3,458
    rank among US surnames
    10,333
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.1%
    change since 2000 (was #3,275)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,449Kozlowski10,35829,807
    #3,450Turk10,35429,819
    #3,452Tom10,35029,830
    #3,453Reichert10,34529,845
    #3,454Deguzman10,34129,856
    #3,455Paniagua10,34029,859
    #3,456Dupont10,33929,862

    Who is named Higgs

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

    69% of people named Higgs identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 69%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 26%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Higgss

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robert Higgs
      1944- American economist
    • Michael Higgs
      British actor, born 1962

    Notable Higgss come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Higgs

    Higgs has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Higgs come from?
    From Hick + -s. From Hick + the patronymic suffix -s.
    How common is the surname Higgs?
    10,333 people in the United States had the surname Higgs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,880 Americans. It ranked 3,458th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Higgs?
    In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Higgs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Higgs?
    Robert Higgs, 1944- American economist, followed by Michael Higgs.
    Where is the surname Higgs most common?
    Wikidata records people named Higgs in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Higgs?
    Higgs is /hɪɡz/, one syllable.
    What type of surname is Higgs?
    Higgs is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Higgs getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,026 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,333 in 2010, up 3.1%.
    What are other spellings of Higgs?
    Hicks.