Nicolls Surname

287,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Nicolls Surname Definition:

Nicol(l)’s (Son): v. Nicol(l.

Nicolls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7261:499,25541,999
England1821:306,14323,159
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Canada921:400,49635,373
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Northern Ireland361:51,2514,273
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Bahamas51:78,350887
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3461:70,4497,881
Wales81:196,0527,186
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Nicolls (17) may also be a first name.

Nicolls Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nicol(l)’s (Son): v. Nicol(l.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nicolls Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nicolls is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nicolls? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 287,524th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,458,836 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Nicolls reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 726 people, or 1 in 499,255. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 17 percent reside, Iowa, where 6 percent reside and Virginia, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Nicolls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nicolls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nicolls surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nicolls Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nicolls surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nicolls last name are 24.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.51% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nicolls earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning R 233,016 per year; in Colombia they earn 46.45% less than the national average, earning $12,156,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $50,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning $51,714 CAD per year.

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Nicolls Reference & Research

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

Nichols FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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