O'Higgins Family Crest & Name History

The last name O'Higgins is a variant form of Higgins, an Irish family name. O'Higgins simply joins the particle O' to Higgins, a habit common in Irish naming. The name is usually explained as “Descendant of Uigín”.

You may also find the name written Higgin and Huggins.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named O'Higgins, so the heraldry linked to Higgins is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the O'Higgins family name pack.