Nicholls Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Nicholls Name Meaning : Originates from the Greek name 'Nikolaos', meaning 'victory people'.
A name which became popular after St. Nicholas the Bishop and the Norman Conquest.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
99
199
298
397
497
596
695
795
894
993
1093
Buckinghamshire
62
Brecknockshire
2
Carnarvonshire
1
Cambridgeshire
69
Cardiganshire
10
Channel Islands
14
Cheshire
43
Carmarthenshire
5
Cornwall
1,192
Derbyshire
38
Denbighshire
11
Devon
294
Dorset
21
Durham
8
Essex
129
Glamorgan
16
Gloucestershire
309
Hampshire
29
Herefordshire
63
Hertfordshire
93
Hunts and Rutland
26
Isle of Man
1
Kent
113
Lancashire
99
Leicestershire
38
Lincolnshire
48
London
975
Middlesex
56
Montgomeryshire
6
Monmouthshire
9
Northumberland
1
Norfolk
117
Northamptonshire
35
Nottinghamshire
1
Oxfordshire
63
Pembrokeshire
10
Radnorshire
11
Shropshire
124
Suffolk
61
Somerset
120
Surrey
29
Sussex
28
Staffordshire
431
Warwickshire
208
Wiltshire
56
Worcestershire
111
Yorkshire
94
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Berkshire
0
Cumberland
0
Flintshire
0
Merionethshire
0
Westmorland
0
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Nicholls Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Nicholls family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
205
Female Servant
194
Independent
173
Labourer
84
Farmer
80
Male Servant
63
Shoe Maker
39
Miner
38
Ag Labourer
34
Tailor
29
Carpenter
26
Gardener
24
Copper Miner
23
Dress Maker
20
Blacksmith
18
Clerk
15
Butcher
15
Independant
14
Apprentice
14
Mason
13
Miner Copper
12
Pauper
12
Publican
12
Baker
11
Brick Maker
11
Most Frequent Forenames for Nicholls
Name
Census Frequency
William Nicholls
6,989
Mary Nicholls
6,254
John Nicholls
5,558
Elizabeth Nicholls
4,504
Thomas Nicholls
3,437
George Nicholls
3,287
Sarah Nicholls
3,215
James Nicholls
3,099
Charles Nicholls
2,188
Henry Nicholls
2,091
Ann Nicholls
1,897
Jane Nicholls
1,747
Eliza Nicholls
1,720
Joseph Nicholls
1,690
Annie Nicholls
1,493
Emma Nicholls
1,438
Alice Nicholls
1,426
Ellen Nicholls
1,406
Richard Nicholls
1,375
Alfred Nicholls
1,300
Frederick Nicholls
1,283
Arthur Nicholls
1,235
Emily Nicholls
1,193
Edward Nicholls
1,050
Robert Nicholls
1,031
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