Nicholas Name Meaning: Of Greek origin translated as 'power of the poeple'.
A name which became popular in the 1100's amd especially after Saint Nicholas. It was also commonly used as a forename after the Norman Conquest.
Discover how your Nicholas ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 2 |
| Berkshire | 15 |
| Cambridgeshire | 155 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 150 |
| Cornwall | 665 |
| Cumberland | 22 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 157 |
| Dorset | 21 |
| Durham | 50 |
| Essex | 100 |
| Gloucestershire | 179 |
| Hampshire | 183 |
| Herefordshire | 102 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 63 |
| Lancashire | 372 |
| Leicestershire | 17 |
| Lincolnshire | 17 |
| London | 568 |
| Middlesex | 104 |
| Northumberland | 15 |
| Norfolk | 82 |
| Northamptonshire | 34 |
| Nottinghamshire | 13 |
| Oxfordshire | 12 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 148 |
| Suffolk | 39 |
| Somerset | 206 |
| Surrey | 98 |
| Sussex | 84 |
| Staffordshire | 97 |
| Warwickshire | 113 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 130 |
| Worcestershire | 103 |
| Yorkshire | 163 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 46 |
| Cardiganshire | 232 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 216 |
| Denbighshire | 24 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 696 |
| Merionethshire | 8 |
| Montgomeryshire | 41 |
| Monmouthshire | 360 |
| Pembrokeshire | 474 |
| Radnorshire | 10 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,323 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 117 |
| Coal Miner | 106 |
| Dress Maker | 94 |
| Domestic Servant | 79 |
| Labourer | 78 |
| General Servant | 67 |
| General Labourer | 66 |
| Farm Labourer | 49 |
| Carpenter | 41 |
| Farmers Son | 38 |
| Tin Miner | 36 |
| Laundress | 33 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 33 |
| Farmers Wife | 28 |
| General Servant Domestic | 27 |
| Farmers Daughter | 25 |
| Annuitant | 23 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| Mason | 21 |
| Fisherman | 21 |
| Servant | 20 |
| Stone Mason | 19 |
| Charwoman | 17 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Nicholas | 4,427 |
| William Nicholas | 4,106 |
| John Nicholas | 3,914 |
| Elizabeth Nicholas | 3,029 |
| Thomas Nicholas | 2,409 |
| James Nicholas | 1,843 |
| Sarah Nicholas | 1,738 |
| George Nicholas | 1,443 |
| Ann Nicholas | 1,441 |
| Jane Nicholas | 1,117 |
| Margaret Nicholas | 1,048 |
| Charles Nicholas | 1,014 |
| Henry Nicholas | 1,012 |
| David Nicholas | 873 |
| Richard Nicholas | 843 |
| Eliza Nicholas | 800 |
| Joseph Nicholas | 684 |
| Martha Nicholas | 670 |
| Annie Nicholas | 622 |
| Hannah Nicholas | 601 |
| Edward Nicholas | 596 |
| Ellen Nicholas | 591 |
| Alfred Nicholas | 571 |
| Emma Nicholas | 560 |
| Alice Nicholas | 545 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nichols | 88% | 70,697 |
| 2 | Nicholas | 100% | 58,346 |
| 3 | Nicholes | 88% | 6,036 |
| 4 | Nicolas | 88% | 874 |
| 5 | Nichlos | 75% | 385 |
| 6 | Nochols | 75% | 144 |
| 7 | Nicholos | 88% | 131 |
| 8 | Nicholis | 88% | 117 |
The surname Nicholas is the 2nd most popular variant of Nichols.