# Huggins (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/huggins/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,371 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,602 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,801 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (21,499 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + patronymic suffix -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Huggins in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Huggins in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

## People named Huggins

- Charles Brenton Huggins, American physiologist (1901-1997)
- William Huggins, British astronomer (1824–1910)
- Miller Huggins, American baseball player (1878–1929)
- Ericka Huggins, American activist
- Roy Huggins, American writer (1914–2002)
- Melba Moore, American singer, and actress

## Similar surnames

Higgins, Hudgins, Hudgens, Hagins, Hodgins, Haggins, Huckins, Huskins, Hawkins, Hoskins, Haskins, Hagans.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.