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Higney Family History

Higney Surname Meaning

from Ó hÉignigh see Heagney. from Higney in Ramsey (Hunts) which is recorded as Hyggeneya Higkeneia and Hykeneye in medieval documents.

The place-name derives from an Old English personal name *Hycga (genitive *Hycgan) + Old English ēg ‘island’.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Higney families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Higney family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Higney families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there was 1 Higney family living in British Columbia. This was 100% of all the recorded Higney's in Canada. British Columbia had the highest population of Higney families in 1911.
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What did your Higney ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Clerk was the top reported job for people in the USA named Higney. 67% of Higney men worked as a Clerk.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Clerk
    67%
  • Laborer
    34%

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There are 236 military records available for the last name Higney. For the veterans among your Higney ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Higney life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1971, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Higney in 1962 was 95, and 79 in 2004.

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