Cognomen Higginson (Higginson 
) , all around the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Higginson is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, Jersey, and the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.
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| Higginson | Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, New Zealand |
| john higginson English churchman and academic, founding fellow of Jesus College, Oxford (b. 1501) |
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| robert higginson (15__-1649), GB (b. 1563) |
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| francis higginson English Puritan minister in colonial New England, US (b. 1588) |
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| john higginson American minister (b. 1616) |
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| francis higginson Church of England clergyman (b. 1618) |
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| nathaniel higginson Governor of Madras (1652-1708), US (b. 1652) |
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| william higginson (1673-1726) (b. 1673) |
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stephen higginson American politician 1743-1828, US (b. 1743) |
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| edward higginson (1700-1773) (b. 1700) |
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| stephen h. higginson (1716-1761) (b. 1716) |
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stephen higginson (1770-1834) (b. 1770) |
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| john higginson (b. 1720) |
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| mary higginson (1731-1811) (b. 1731) |
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martha hubbard babcock higginson (1781-1863) (b. 1781) |
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| sarah higginson (1745-1772) (b. 1745) |
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