Nickells Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Nickells Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Nickel (people's victory).

Nickells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
England1921:290,19822,328
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales51:618,90625,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Nickells Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Nickel (people's victory).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Nickells Last Name Facts

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

Nickells occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nickells.

How Common Is The Last Name Nickells? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 630,290th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Nickells live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Nickells is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 1,388,732. In The United States Nickells is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and Kentucky, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Nickells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nickells has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nickells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nickells surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Nickells earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $41,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $46,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nickels939,585/
Nikells931/
Nicells931/
Nieckels8820/
Nickelsz8817/
Nuckells884/
Nickiels881/
Nicklles881/
Nichells881/
Nickaels880/
Neckells880/
Nikels8689/
Nickls863/
Niclls861/
Nicels860/
Nickles805,814/
Nikkels80733/
Nuckels80398/
Neckels80129/
Nichels8084/
Nucklls801/
Niclles801/
Nicills801/
Nickils800/
Niekels800/
Nicaels800/
Nickless752,507/
Nichills752/
Naikeles751/
Nucklles751/
Nuckills751/
Nikles711,079/
Nicles71118/
Nikils713/
Nekels713/
Nukels711/
Nicils711/
Nuckles671,659/
Neckles67828/
Nückles67110/
Niklesz6736/
Nechels6722/
Nichils675/
Nekelse673/
Nicless672/
Nikkles672/
Nikelshova671/
Nikless671/
Niekles671/
Nicklesová671/
Niquels671/
Niecles670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nickells
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