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Etymology 1

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An anglicised version of Irish Ó hUiginn (descendant of a Viking).

Proper noun

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Higgins

  1. A surname from Irish from County Sligo.
  2. A place name, which could be of either etymology:
    1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
    2. A township in Roscommon County, Michigan, United States.
    3. An unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States.
    4. A town in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States, named after G. H. Higgins, Santa Fe Railway stockholder.
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Etymology 2

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A Middle English patronymic surname derived from a diminutive of Hick ( Richard).

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Higgins

  1. An English surname transferred from the given name.

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