O'Higgins (surname) explained

O' Higgins is an Irish surname and a sept of the O' Neill family. It may refer to:

• Bernard O' Higgins, Bishop of Elphin (1542–64)
• William T. O' Higgins (18291874), Irish-American, Catholic chaplain during the American Civil War
• the following Irish politicians (all related):
  • Kevin O' Higgins (18921927), Irish politician
  • Thomas F. O' Higgins (d. 1953), Irish politician
  • Tom O'Higgins (19162003), Irish politician, barrister, and judge
  • Michael O' Higgins (19172005), Irish politician
• the following Chilean politicians (all related):
  • Bernardo O' Higgins (17781842), Chilean independence leader
  • Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno (1720?1801), colonial governor of Spanish America; father of Bernardo

See also

• Ó hUiginn, the Irish version of the name
• O'Higgins (disambiguation)
• Higgins (surname)