Nicks Surname

69,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nicks Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas.' This once popular fontname is the parent of a very large family; v. Cole, Collin, Nicklin, Nix, Nixon, &c. A large list of variants is given under Nicholes.

Nicholas le Hunte, Yorkshire, 1273.

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Nicks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9341:73,4618,466
Malawi1,0191:16,8002,645
Canada4071:90,5309,953
England3851:144,72213,975
Australia971:278,30624,956
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
India331:23,244,406321,547
Belgium271:425,80243,971
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Wales121:257,87814,969
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6211:80,8678,512

Nicks (488) may also be a first name.

Nicks 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.' This once popular fontname is the parent of a very large family; v. Cole, Collin, Nicklin, Nix, Nixon, &c. A large list of variants is given under Nicholes.

Nicholas le Hunte, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John fil. Nicholai, Salop, ibid.

1585. Humphrey Nicholas, Cambridgeshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1703. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John Nickless: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1730. — Robert, s. Thomas Nicholas: ibid.

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

Middle Latin Nicolas (from Gr. Νιχόλας) or late Latin Nicolaus, from Gr. Νιχόλαος;. The name came into mediaeval and modern use in honor of legendary S. Nicholas (Nicolaus), who is said to have lived in the fourth century. Nicholaus medicus Willelmi regis, 1201-07 (RAA., I, p. 27).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Nick’s (Son), v. Nick.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Christian name. Hence the derivatives Nichol, Nicholls, Nicholson, Nicholay, Nix, Nicks, Nickson, Nixon, Nickels, Nicol, Nickoll, Nickerson, Nickisson, Nickinson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Nicks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nicks occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 69,593rd most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,024,251 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Nicks are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nicks is also the 384,758th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 488 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,934 people, or 1 in 73,461. In The United States Nicks is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Nicks exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Nicks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nicks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 795 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nicks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nicks surname are 9.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nicks earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.38% less than the national average, earning R 203,460 per year; in United States they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $41,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $55,582 CAD per year.

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