Higdon Family History
Higdon Name Meaning
English (Somerset):: in Somerset probably a variant of the Devon name Heggadon a habitational name from Heggadon in Ashwater (Devon). The placename may derive from Old English hēah ‘high’ + dūn ‘hill’. from the Middle English personal name Hikedun a diminutive of Hick a pet form of Ricard (see Richard ) + the Old French hypocoristic suffix -dun. For explanation of the initial H- see Hick .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022