O'Higgins (surname)

O’Higgins is an Irish surname. It may refer to:

• The O'Higgins Clan of Ireland;
• The O'Higgins Family of Connacht and Meath;
• Bernard O'Higgins, Bishop of Elphin from 1542 to 1564
• the following Irish politicians (all related):
  • Kevin O'Higgins (1892-1927), Irish politician
  • Thomas F. O'Higgins (died 1953) Irish politician
  • Tom O'Higgins (1916-2003), Irish politician and judge
  • Michael O'Higgins (1917-2005), Irish politician
• the following Chilean politicians (all related):
  • Bernardo O'Higgins (1778–1842), a Chilean independentist leader
  • Ambrosio O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno (1720?-1801), colonial governor of Spanish America, his father

See also

• O'Higgins (disambiguation)
• Higgins (surname)