Higgins (surname)
Higgins is a surname found in England and in Ireland with several origins.
Origins in England
- From the name Hugh
- From the name Hig (both the son of Hugh and a diminutive of Hugh)
- From Hicke a diminutive of Richard
all then stemmed with the patronymic termination ings; meaning belonging to, or the son of.
Origin in Ireland, the name is an anglicised version of the Gaelic family Ó hUiginn, who were high status poets between the 14th and 17th centuries. Descendants of this family include Bernardo O'Higgins, the first Head of State of Chile, and Kevin O'Higgins who was Minister for Justice in the first Irish Free State government.
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“Politics is a choice of enemas. You’re gonna get it up the ass, no matter what you do.”
—George V. Higgins (b. 1939)