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Ohiggins Family History

Ohiggins Surname Meaning

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

The final -s was added later by analogy with English possessives.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Ohiggins families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ohiggins family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Ohiggins families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 3 Ohiggins families living in Ontario. This was about 50% of all the recorded Ohiggins's in Canada. Ontario and 1 other province had the highest population of Ohiggins families in 1911.
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Between 1970 and 2004, in the United States, Ohiggins life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1971, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Ohiggins in 1970 was 78, and 89 in 2004.

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