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
School 1,046
Farm Labourer 93
General Labourer 82
Private Means 71
Farmer 67
Labourer 62
Dressmaker 61
None 59
Coal Miner Hewer 54
General Servant (domestic) 53
Clerk 39
At School 36
Domestic Servant 36
House Painter 33
Housekeeper 31
No Occupation 30
Shop Assistant 29
Assisting In The Business 25
Bricklayer 25
Labourer On Farm 24
Butcher 24
Dress Maker 24
Scholar 24
Charwoman 23
Cook (domestic) 23

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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