How common is the surname Huggins?

22,371 people in the United States had the surname Huggins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,801 Americans. It ranked 1,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Huggins?

Charles Brenton Huggins, American physiologist (1901-1997), followed by William Huggins.

Where is the surname Huggins most common?

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

Is the surname Huggins getting more or less common?

More common. 21,499 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,371 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Huggins

A patronymic surname, carried by 22,371 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Huggins is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

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

Huggins 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 22,371 people named Huggins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,801 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,499.

#1,602

rank among US surnames

22,371

people in 2010

7.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,538)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,594	Erwin	22,496	13,724
#1,595	Tellez	22,494	13,726
#1,596	Norwood	22,461	13,746
#1,597	Milligan	22,416	13,773
#1,598	Ames	22,385	13,793
#1,599	Purcell	22,383	13,794
#1,600	Ludwig	22,380	13,796

Who is named Huggins

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

66% of people named Huggins identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hugginss

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Brenton Huggins
American physiologist (1901-1997)
William Huggins
British astronomer (1824–1910)
Miller Huggins
American baseball player (1878–1929)
Ericka Huggins
American activist, born 1951
Roy Huggins
American writer (1914–2002)
Melba Moore
American singer, and actress, born 1945

Notable Hugginss come mostly from the United States (4), Canada (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Huggins

Huggins 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 Huggins come from?: From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh + patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Huggins?: 22,371 people in the United States had the surname Huggins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,801 Americans. It ranked 1,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Huggins?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Huggins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Huggins?: Charles Brenton Huggins, American physiologist (1901-1997), followed by William Huggins.
Where is the surname Huggins most common?: Wikidata records people named Huggins in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Huggins?: Huggins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Huggins getting more or less common?: More common. 21,499 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,371 in 2010, up 4.1%.