Explore the Family Name Higson

The meaning of Higson

English (Lancashire and Cheshire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Higg + son (see Higgs). Higg(e) was a variant of Hikke, usually a pet form of Richard or Hugh.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Higson has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the years. In the year 2000, the surname ranked at 73,659 and by 2010 it had fallen to 77,788, marking a decrease of 5.61%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname remained almost stable, going from 245 in 2000 to 246 in 2010, showing a minimal increase of 0.41%. Despite the steady number of individuals bearing the Higson name, its proportion per 100k people in the population decreased by 11.11%, moving from 0.09 to 0.08 within the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,659	#77,788	-5.61%
Count	245	246	0.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Higson

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the name Higson, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were no significant changes between 2000 and 2010 for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories as they remained constant at 0%. However, there was a noticeable shift amongst those identifying as White and Hispanic. The percentage of Higsons who identified as White decreased by 2.10% from 96.33% in 2000 to 94.31% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an impressive rise from 2.45% in 2000 to 4.47% in 2010, representing an increase of 82.45%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.33%	94.31%	-2.1%
Hispanic	2.45%	4.47%	82.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%