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higgins
Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 253
Land area (2000): 1.093523 sq. miles (2.832212 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.093523 sq. miles (2.832212 sq. km)
FIPS code: 33608
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 36.120027 N, 100.025597 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 79046
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Higgins
Wikipedia
Higgins may refer to:
Higgins (December 12, 1957 – November 11, 1975) was one of the best-known dog actors of the 1960s and 1970s. Most people remember him as the original Benji or as the uncredited dog from Petticoat Junction, two of the most popular roles he played during a 14-year career in show business.
Higgins is a surname found in England and in Ireland with several origins.
Origins in England
- From the name Hugh
- From the name Hig (both the son of Hugh and a diminutive of Hugh)
- From Hicke a diminutive of Richard
all then stemmed with the patronymic termination ings; meaning belonging to, or the son of.
Origin in Ireland, the name is an anglicised version of the Gaelic family Ó hUiginn, who were high status poets between the 14th and 17th centuries. Descendants of this family include Bernardo O'Higgins, the first Head of State of Chile, and Kevin O'Higgins who was Minister for Justice in the first Irish Free State government.
Usage examples of "higgins".
Jack Higgins has been writing page-turners for more than thirty years now, and with Angel of Death he comes through with another top-drawer thriller.
Jack Higgins knows how to entertain, and entertain he does with On Dangerous Ground.
Mary Higgins Clark is the bestselling author of fourteen novels and two collections of short stories.
By popular demand, Mary Higgins Clark's character Alvirah Meehan--the former cleaning woman who won the lottery--and her befuddled mate Willy return in this collection of interconnected tales of sleuthing and suspense.