Higgins (surname)


Higgins is a surname found in England and in Ireland, with several origins.
In England, the name originates from:
each then stemmed with the patronymic termination 'ings' meaning 'belonging to', or 'the son of'.
In Ireland, the name is the Anglicised form of the Gaelic name Ó hUiginn, 'descendant of Uiginn'. Although there is another variation which is also an Irish surname McHiggins. Uiginn being the Gaelic version of the Old Norse víkingr or Viking.

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Fictional characters

  • Bubba Higgins, on the American TV sitcom Mama's Family, played by Allan Kayser
  • Henry Higgins, in the play Pygmalion and the derivative musical stage play and later movie, My Fair Lady
  • Jonathan Higgins, on the American TV series Magnum, P.I., played by John Hillerman
  • *Juliet Higgins, female version of the same character, on the 2018 reboot