Nichol Surname
Approximately 16,720 people bear this surname
Nichol Surname Definition:
Diminutives of Nicolas or Nicholas, a personal name introduced into Britain by the Normans. The surname is derived from Greek ο Νιχόλαος, meaning 'victorious people.' David Nycholl was a frater of Cambuskenneth Abbey in 1546 (Laing, 505), and John Nuckall and Alexander Nuckall were 'quhyt fischeris' in Futtie in 1592 (CRA.
Read More About This SurnameNichol Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,918 | 1:73,700 | 8,489 |
| Canada | 3,926 | 1:9,385 | 1,407 |
| England | 3,788 | 1:14,709 | 2,173 |
| Australia | 1,414 | 1:19,092 | 2,642 |
| Scotland | 907 | 1:5,903 | 958 |
| New Zealand | 442 | 1:10,245 | 1,779 |
| South Africa | 239 | 1:226,685 | 23,566 |
| Jamaica | 199 | 1:14,422 | 1,412 |
| Malaysia | 153 | 1:192,773 | 11,436 |
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Ireland | 103 | 1:45,718 | 3,416 |
| Northern Ireland | 88 | 1:20,966 | 2,489 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:56,264 | 5,128 |
| Zimbabwe | 54 | 1:285,893 | 29,291 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Chile | 26 | 1:677,557 | 15,745 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Cayman Islands | 9 | 1:7,099 | 820 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 234 | 1:18,931 | 2,274 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,311 | 1:10,548 | 1,606 |
| Scotland | 922 | 1:4,060 | 652 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,530 | 1:32,823 | 3,953 |
The alternate forms: Nichõl (1) are calculated separately.
Nichol (6,984) may also be a first name.
Nichol Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Diminutives of Nicolas or Nicholas, a personal name introduced into Britain by the Normans. The surname is derived from Greek ο Νιχόλαος, meaning 'victorious people.' David Nycholl was a frater of Cambuskenneth Abbey in 1546 (Laing, 505), and John Nuckall and Alexander Nuckall were 'quhyt fischeris' in Futtie in 1592 (CRA., p. 74). Alexander Nicol was 'gladiator civis Glasguensis' in 1603 (Retours, Lanark, 42), William Nuccol was tenant in the barony of Cannegleroch in 1640 (SCM., V, p. 228), and in 1650 James Nickle, upon Mt. Tasker, petitioned the Kirk Session of Auchterhouse to protect him against his mother who had abused him by banning, swearing, and cursing, and calling him a 'lieand limer' (Jervise, II, p. 4). George Nuckle was admitted deacon of Alyth in 1671 (DPD., II, p. 86), William Nuckoll was a tailzeor in Aberdeen in 1684, and David Nuckoll was maltman there in 1697 (ROA., I, p. 240,246). Nycholl 1537. In some instances Nicol may be a curtailed form of Macnicol, which see. (2) Probably from Lincoln in England. Weekley (p. 308) says "the Normans transformed Lincoln into Nicol, of very common occurrence in mediaeval chronicles." Richard de Nicole witnessed a charter by Eschina domina de Molle, c. 1165-75 (RMP., p. 75), and Richard de Nicol, most probably son of the preceding, witnessed another charter of the lands of Molle, c. 1225-35 (ibid., p. 77). Richard de Lincoln granted a portion of land in the territory of Molle, c. 1190, to the Abbey of Kelso, and in another charter of the same land he is mentioned as Richard de Nichole (Kelso, 161,165).
Dims. of Nicholas, Nicolas, q.v.
Cp. Nicol(l.
(Welsh, English) Descendant of Nicholas (people's victory).
1. The patriarch of the Nicols, Macnicols, and Nicolsons, was Mackrycul or Gregall, lord of Assint, co. Sutherland, who flourished in the XII. cent. Skene thinks the clan Nicail of Gaelic origin. ii. 298. 2. See Nicholas.
Descended from Mackrycul, Lord of Assint in Sutherlandshire in the twelfth century.
Nichol Demographics
Average Male Nichol Height
177.17 cm
Average Female Nichol Height
164.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nichol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nichol Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nichol is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Nichõl. For other possible spellings of Nichol click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nichol? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 31,904th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 435,858 people. The surname Nichol is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Nichol reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 77,669th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 6,984 people.
Nichol is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,918 people, or 1 in 73,700. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Nichol exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent live and England, where 23 percent live.
Nichol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nichol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nichol last name rose 321 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 56 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nichol Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Nichol surname are 9.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.31% registered with the party.
The amount Nichol earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.98% more than the national average, earning 543,281 kr per year; in Peru they earn 24.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,623 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.65% more than the national average, earning R 341,376 per year; in United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $49,930 CAD per year.
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