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

Nicholls Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nicholls family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,308
Agricultural Labourer 290
Dress Maker 156
Domestic Servant 152
General Servant 138
General Labourer 137
Coal Miner 123
Labourer 114
Laundress 102
Annuitant 76
Farm Labourer 71
Carpenter 62
General Servant Domestic 56
Farmers Son 56
Charwoman 50
House Keeper 50
Tin Miner 50
Tailor 43
No Occupation 42
Gardener 41
Bricklayer 38
Tailoress 37
General Domestic Servant 33
Clerk 32
Cook Domestic Servant 32

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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