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 1,190
Agricultural Labourer 334
Labourer 121
House Servant 93
Dress Maker 67
Coal Miner 62
Lace Maker 50
Laundress 44
House Keeper 44
Servant 44
General Servant 41
Shoe Maker 37
Carpenter 33
Carter 33
Cook 29
Tailor 28
House Maid 26
Blacksmith 26
Silk Weaver 22
Gardener 21
Nurse 21
Domestic Servant 21
Wife Of Above 20
Shoe Binder 17
Milliner 17

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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