Where does “Higgins” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Higgins”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Hick	pet form of Richard
2	English	Richard	—
3	Middle English	Rycharde	—
4	Old French	Richard	—
5	Medieval Latin	Richardus	—
6	Frankish	Rīkahard	—
7	Proto-Germanic	Rīkaharduz	A male given name
8	Proto-Germanic	rīks	king, ruler
9	Proto-Celtic	rīxs	king
10	Proto-Indo-European	h₃rḗǵs	king, ruler
11	Proto-Indo-European	h₃reǵ-	to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

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