Nickholson Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Nickholson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nickholson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Nickholson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nickholson is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nickholson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nickholson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Nickholson reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Nickholson is primarily found in: New York, where 33 percent reside, North Carolina, where 33 percent reside and Tennessee, where 33 percent reside. Apart from The United States Nickholson is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Nickholson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nickholson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nickholson
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