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O'higgins Family History

O'higgins Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hUiginn ‘descendant of Uiginn’, a byname meaning ‘viking’, ‘sea-rover’ (from Old Norse víkingr).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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Average O'higgins life expectancy in 2002 was 94 years. This was higher than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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