Definition of "Higgins"

A surname from Irish from County Sligo.  examples

A place name, which could be of either etymology:

1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.  examples

2. A township in Roscommon County, Michigan, United States.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States.  examples

4. A town in Lipscomb County, Texas, United States, named after G. H. Higgins, Santa Fe Railway stockholder.  examples

An English surname transferred from the given name.  examples