Nicklinson Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Nicklinson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from nick. Nicol, diminutive Nicolin. Thomas Nycklyn (also written Nyclys, i.e. Nicholls) was Mayor of Coventry in 1575 (Coventry Mysteries). The 'g' in Nickling is excrescent, as in Jennings and hundreds of other cases.

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Nicklinson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:671,30238,633
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508

Nicklinson 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 nick. Nicol, diminutive Nicolin. Thomas Nycklyn (also written Nyclys, i.e. Nicholls) was Mayor of Coventry in 1575 (Coventry Mysteries). The 'g' in Nickling is excrescent, as in Jennings and hundreds of other cases. With the diminutive Nicol-in, compare violin, a little viol.

1733. Married — Thomas Nicklin and Sarah Tomlinson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1746. — William Nicklin and Esther Pugh: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1771. — John Nicklin and Elizabeth Doubtfire: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Nicklin’s or Nicolin’s Son: v. Nicolin.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Nicklinson Demographics

Average Nicklinson Salary in
England

£26,309

Per year
Rank:
48,683 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.84527E-5
Rank: 72,658 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
97.53%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Nicklinson Last Name Facts

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

Nicklinson occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicklinson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,994,173rd most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Nicklinson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Nicklinson reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 671,302. In England Nicklinson is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 47 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent live and Dorset, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England Nicklinson exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent live and Colombia, where 1 percent live.

Nicklinson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nicklinson has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 361 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nicklenson901/
Niclenson842/
Nicolau Heinzen561/
Naclanceno501/

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