Where does “Higgins” come from?

Higgins is an English surname derived from the Irish Ó h-Úigín, a patronymic whose original meaning is unknown.

Higgins (English): from County Sligo

Definitions

  1. from County Sligo

Ancestry of “Higgins”, step by step

Higgins traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHickpet form of Richard
2EnglishRichardA turd
3Middle EnglishRycharde—
4Old FrenchRichard—
5Medieval LatinRichardus—
6FrankishRīkahard—
7Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Irish Ó hUiginn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishÓ hUiginn—

Words derived from “Higgins”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →