Explore the Family Name Higgerson

The meaning of Higgerson

English (Warwickshire): variant of Higginson.

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How common is the last name Higgerson in the United States?

The surname Higgerson, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 43,463rd most popular, but by 2010 it fell to 45,495th, marking a 4.68% decline. However, despite its drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Higgerson surname marginally increased from 468 in 2000 to 470 in 2010, indicating an increase of 0.43%. Similarly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 slightly decreased from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010, showing a reduction of 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,463	#45,495	-4.68%
Count	468	470	0.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Higgerson

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data suggests that the Higgerson surname is primarily associated with White ethnicity, comprising 94.23% in 2000, which slightly increased to 94.26% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of Black ethnicity associated with the Higgerson surname decreased sharply from 2.14% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010, marking a 40.19% drop. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity within the Higgerson surname rose from 1.50% in 2000 to 2.34% in 2010, indicating a considerable growth of 56%. Meanwhile, the share of the surname associated with two or more races also showed an upward trend, increasing from 1.07% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010, recording a 19.63% increase. Lastly, the data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was consistently suppressed for both years due to privacy issues.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.23%	94.26%	0.03%
Hispanic	1.5%	2.34%	56%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.28%	19.63%
Black	2.14%	1.28%	-40.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%