Nickleson Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Nickleson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nickleson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:1,184,50684,519
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5521:90,9769,366

Nickleson (16) may also be a first name.

Nickleson Last Name Facts

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

Nickleson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nickleson.

How Common Is The Last Name Nickleson? popularity and diffusion

Nickleson is the 769,129th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. Nickleson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Nickleson reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 1,184,506. In The United States Nickleson is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and West Virginia, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Nickleson is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent live and Uruguay, where 5 percent live.

Nickleson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nickleson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nickleson last name fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nickleson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nickleson last name are 1.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nickleson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning $40,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning $56,684 CAD per year.

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Nickleson Reference & Research

Nicholson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nickleson
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