Nicole Surname
Approximately 22,371 people bear this surname
Nicole Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Nicholas,' from Nichol or Nicol, the nick.; v. Nicholas. Nichol always held a fair place in popular favour, as our directories of to-day amply prove. But Collin (which see) was probably the greater favourite.
Read More About This SurnameNicole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 6,451 | 1:2,107 | 388 |
| France | 4,128 | 1:16,091 | 1,724 |
| United States | 3,640 | 1:99,577 | 11,064 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Canada | 1,044 | 1:35,293 | 4,508 |
| Kenya | 795 | 1:58,088 | 5,742 |
| Switzerland | 589 | 1:13,944 | 2,304 |
| Cameroon | 481 | 1:43,179 | 5,721 |
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Australia | 359 | 1:75,197 | 8,815 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| England | 194 | 1:287,206 | 22,180 |
| Germany | 162 | 1:496,947 | 42,561 |
| Dominican Republic | 154 | 1:67,746 | 3,226 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Singapore | 120 | 1:45,898 | 1,743 |
| Philippines | 119 | 1:850,741 | 79,193 |
| New Zealand | 98 | 1:46,207 | 7,572 |
| Brazil | 86 | 1:2,489,236 | 75,804 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| China | 77 | 1:17,757,423 | 1,003 |
| Ivory Coast | 69 | 1:334,366 | 12,150 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| Italy | 58 | 1:1,054,426 | 71,176 |
| Mauritius | 54 | 1:23,952 | 4,937 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Israel | 40 | 1:213,941 | 20,390 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Barbados | 17 | 1:16,909 | 980 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Burundi | 16 | 1:612,803 | 644 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 1:478,324 | 10,136 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1:3,087,648 | 114,684 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 96 | 1:253,910 | 18,354 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:113,431 | 5,331 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:947,522 | 56,651 |
The alternate forms: Nicolè (31), Nicolé (6) & Nícole (1) are calculated separately.
Nicole (1,956,931) may also be a first name.
Nicole 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 Nichol or Nicol, the nick.; v. Nicholas. Nichol always held a fair place in popular favour, as our directories of to-day amply prove. But Collin (which see) was probably the greater favourite.
William fil. Nicoll, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Nicole, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Stephen Nichole, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Alicia Nicholmayden and Robertus Nichol-man (i.e. the servant of Nichol), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Nichol Gurdelere, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III. pt.
John Niccolson, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.
1562. Baptised — Joane Nichollsonne: St Peter, Cornhill.
1575. Thomas Nicolls, Middlesex: Register of the University of Oxford.
Nycall Spyght, 1602: Nicolson and Burn, History Westm. and Cumb.
1687. James Nickleson and Ann Goodman: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1707. Married — Robert Nicholls and Elizabeth Moye: St. Antholin (London).
'son of Nic(h)ol,' q v. Maucolum fiz Nicol rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, 816). William Nicholai (Latin genitive) or Nycholayi was burgess of Glasgow 1419-21 (LCD., p. 241), Gilbert Nicholai was vicar of Auferde (Alford) in 1435 (REB., II, 52), and Patrick Nicholai, presbyter of Brechin, 1436, appears in 1448 as Patrik Nicholsone, perpetual chaplain of Caldhame (ibid., I, 82,106). Michael Nycholson leased pert of Parcy (Persie), 1443, and Gylbryd Nycholay in 1446 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 120,128), Matthew Nicholay, witness in Aberdeen, 1489 (REA., II, p. 303), and John Nicholsoun was burgess of Dumfries, 1544 (Anderson). Ailleis Neclasson had remission in 1547 for his share in taking and holding the Casde of Akirgill, Caithness (OPS., II, p. 778), and Mallie Niclasson is recorded in the Boigis, 1663 (Caithness). The Nicolsons of Lasswade are an old family, knighted in seventeenth century. Sir William Nicolson (d. 1766), four times married, was father of twenty-three children. The Nicholsons of Skye have Englished their name from Macnicol, which see. Necolson 1474, Nicollsoun 1624, Nucolsone 1655, Nycholsoun 1483.
Dims. of Nicolas, q.v.
In the Hundred Rolls we find the forms Nicoll, Nicole, Nichole.
Nicole and Nicolle are common French surnames.
The son of Nicholas. Most families of this name trace to the counties of Northumberland and Cumberland. It is not improbable that they are descended from the great Anglo-Norman family of Fitz-Nigell or Nicholl. See Nicholl.
Nicholson. —With few exceptions confined to the northern half of England, being most frequent in Cumberland and Northumberland, and afterwards in Durham and in the adjacent parts of Yorkshire. It is noticeable that Nixon, a contraction of this name, is also restricted to the northern half of England, being most numerous in Cheshire and Northumberland. From the north of England the Nicholsons and Nicolsons have extended into the Scottish border counties, especially into Dumfriesshire.
Nicole Demographics
Average Nicole Salary in
United States
$36,302 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nicole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nicole Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nicole (Hindi: निकोल) occurs in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Nicolè, Nicolé or Nícole. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nicole? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,198th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 325,759 people. The last name Nicole occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Nicole reside; 30 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 317th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 1,956,931 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Chad, where it is held by 6,451 people, or 1 in 2,107. Other than Chad this last name occurs in 119 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.
Nicole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nicole has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nicole last name rose 6,868 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Nicole Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Nicole surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Jewish (80%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Nicole are 7.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.08% registered with the political party.
The amount Nicole earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 39.15% more than the national average, earning €41,788 per year; in South Africa they earn 149.87% more than the national average, earning R 593,784 per year; in United States they earn 15.87% less than the national average, earning $36,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.37% less than the national average, earning $40,060 CAD per year.
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Nicole Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole in the Hindi language | ||
| निकोल | nikola | - |
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