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O%27higgins Name 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


Similar surnames: Higgins, Kiggins, Heggins, Dwiggins, O'hagan, O'regan, Coggins

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