Nicholetts Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Nicholetts Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from diminutive Nichol-et; compare Collett. There is no doubt that Collett was the favourite. Nicholet made little headway. Nicklet is an obvious modification, and has managed to cross the Atlantic.

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Nicholetts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada401:921,14070,350
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nicholetts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from diminutive Nichol-et; compare Collett. There is no doubt that Collett was the favourite. Nicholet made little headway. Nicklet is an obvious modification, and has managed to cross the Atlantic.

1603. Gabriel Nicholetts, Herefordshire, Register of the University of Oxford.

1659. Buried — Jane Nicholett, spinster, in the chancel: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1661. — Samuell Nicholetts: ibid.

1743. Married — Caleb Nicholetts and Sarah Darby: St. Antholin (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Nicholetts Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nicholetts Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nicholetts has its highest incidence in Canada. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nicholetts.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicholetts? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Nicholetts live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Nicholetts is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 921,140. In Canada Nicholetts is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 58 percent reside, Alberta, where 40 percent reside and British Columbia, where 3 percent reside. Beside Canada this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Nicholetts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nicholetts has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Nicholetts surname contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nicholetts Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nicholetts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 617.89% more than the national average, earning R 1,705,980 per year and in Canada they earn 21.67% less than the national average, earning $38,918 CAD per year.

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