Nickelson Surname

107,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Nickelson Surname Definition:

(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Nickla (people’s victory).

Nickelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9381:92,04110,347
Australia2431:111,09312,380
England561:994,96549,531
India141:54,790,384527,769
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0141:49,5255,636

Nickelson (222) may also be a first name.

Nickelson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Nickla (people’s victory).

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

Nickelson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nickelson occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nickelson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 107,705th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,683,036 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Nickelson reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Nickelson is also the 605,116th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 222 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,938 people, or 1 in 92,041. In The United States Nickelson is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Kansas, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Nickelson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nickelson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 24 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nickelson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nickelson surname are 11.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nickelson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning $40,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $43,696 CAD per year.

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Nickelson Reference & Research

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