Nichols Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Nichols Name Meaning: Of Irish origin meaning 'son of Nichol' or to 'conquer people'.

Usually a surname which derives from the father's forname, in this case 'Nichol' or 'Nicholas'. It also became popular after a 4th century bishop of the same name.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Nichols Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nichols family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 937
Agricultural Labourer 387
House Servant 148
Labourer 116
At Home 111
Servant 82
Dress Maker 80
Farm Labourer 79
Lace Maker 64
Coal Miner 60
General Servant 46
Laundress 44
Pauper 37
Gardener 37
Shoe Maker 32
Annuitant 30
Carpenter 29
Butcher 29
Tailor 26
Blacksmith 25
Errand Boy 25
Scholar At Home 24
House Keeper 23
Farm Servant 22
Charwoman 22

Nichols Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Nicholls 88% 104,939
2 Nichols 100% 70,697
3 Nicholas 88% 58,346
4 Nicholes 88% 6,036
5 Nickolls 75% 3,180
6 Nickols 86% 3,020
7 Nickless 50% 2,876
8 Nicolls 71% 2,761
9 Nickels 71% 2,320
10 Nicols 86% 1,183
11 Nickells 63% 937
12 Nickles 57% 937
13 Nichlos 71% 385
14 Nickalls 63% 372
15 Niccolls 75% 255
16 Nochols 86% 144
17 Nicholos 88% 131
18 Nicholis 88% 117

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The surname Nichols is the 2nd most popular variant of Nicholls.

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