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.
Discover how your Nichols ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 42 |
| Buckinghamshire | 167 |
| Berkshire | 81 |
| Cambridgeshire | 107 |
| Channel Islands | 14 |
| Cheshire | 156 |
| Cornwall | 126 |
| Cumberland | 40 |
| Derbyshire | 67 |
| Devon | 291 |
| Dorset | 18 |
| Durham | 166 |
| Essex | 360 |
| Gloucestershire | 265 |
| Hampshire | 148 |
| Herefordshire | 40 |
| Hertfordshire | 55 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 27 |
| Isle of Man | 10 |
| Kent | 188 |
| Lancashire | 501 |
| Leicestershire | 202 |
| Lincolnshire | 128 |
| London | 1,679 |
| Middlesex | 152 |
| Northumberland | 94 |
| Norfolk | 825 |
| Northamptonshire | 329 |
| Nottinghamshire | 53 |
| Oxfordshire | 84 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 27 |
| Shropshire | 52 |
| Suffolk | 245 |
| Somerset | 252 |
| Surrey | 184 |
| Sussex | 127 |
| Staffordshire | 389 |
| Warwickshire | 267 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 52 |
| Worcestershire | 112 |
| Yorkshire | 1,124 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 12 |
| Cardiganshire | 7 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 14 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 129 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 70 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,909 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 238 |
| Coal Miner | 120 |
| Domestic Servant | 113 |
| Labourer | 102 |
| Dress Maker | 94 |
| General Labourer | 88 |
| Farm Labourer | 75 |
| General Servant | 67 |
| Laundress | 67 |
| Annuitant | 43 |
| General Servant Domestic | 42 |
| Carpenter | 35 |
| Charwoman | 34 |
| House Keeper | 29 |
| No Occupation | 26 |
| Servant | 26 |
| Errand Boy | 25 |
| Butcher | 24 |
| Grocer | 22 |
| Bricklayer | 21 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 20 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 20 |
| Farmers Son | 20 |
| Gardener | 20 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Nichols | 4,742 |
| Mary Nichols | 4,666 |
| John Nichols | 4,172 |
| Elizabeth Nichols | 3,146 |
| Sarah Nichols | 2,701 |
| James Nichols | 2,362 |
| Thomas Nichols | 2,333 |
| George Nichols | 2,288 |
| Charles Nichols | 1,610 |
| Ann Nichols | 1,603 |
| Henry Nichols | 1,477 |
| Jane Nichols | 1,262 |
| Eliza Nichols | 1,213 |
| Joseph Nichols | 1,160 |
| Emma Nichols | 1,063 |
| Robert Nichols | 912 |
| Alice Nichols | 856 |
| Ellen Nichols | 843 |
| Hannah Nichols | 824 |
| Edward Nichols | 782 |
| Samuel Nichols | 780 |
| Annie Nichols | 767 |
| Frederick Nichols | 763 |
| Emily Nichols | 707 |
| Arthur Nichols | 692 |
| 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 |
The surname Nichols is the 2nd most popular variant of Nicholls.