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

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

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

Nicholls Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Nicholls 100% 104,939
2 Nichols 88% 70,697
3 Nickolls 88% 3,180
4 Nickols 75% 3,020
5 Nickless 50% 2,876
6 Nicolls 88% 2,761
7 Nickels 63% 2,320
8 Nicols 75% 1,183
9 Nickells 75% 937
10 Nickles 63% 937
11 Nichollas 89% 809
12 Nickalls 75% 372
13 Niccolls 88% 255
14 Nichalls 88% 214
15 Nocholls 88% 191

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The surname Nicholls is the most popular version of all its varients

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