| Bedfordshire | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 11 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 1 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 21 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 4 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 9 |
| Leicestershire | 1 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 |
| London | 19 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 11 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 0 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 1 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 7 |
| Scholar | 3 |
| House Maid Domestic | 2 |
| Carder Cotton Mill | 2 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 2 |
| General Servant Domestic | 2 |
| Cook Domestic | 1 |
| Drapist | 1 |
| Goods Chester | 1 |
| Gun Work | 1 |
| Hotel Employer | 1 |
| Machine Hand | 1 |
| Organ Grinder | 1 |
| Railway Goods Checker | 1 |
| Smith Black | 1 |
| Ironmongers Apprentice | 1 |
| Midland Railway Clerk | 1 |
| Station Master | 1 |
| Basket Maker | 1 |
| Railway Porter | 1 |
| Dock Labourer | 1 |
| General (domestic) | 1 |
| Umbrella Mender | 1 |
| 2nd Moribote Sea | 1 |
| Coal Chewer Below Ground | 1 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Nicols | 89 |
| Mary Nicols | 71 |
| John Nicols | 66 |
| Elizabeth Nicols | 65 |
| James Nicols | 52 |
| Sarah Nicols | 49 |
| Thomas Nicols | 38 |
| George Nicols | 35 |
| Ann Nicols | 32 |
| Eliza Nicols | 32 |
| Charles Nicols | 28 |
| Henry Nicols | 28 |
| Jane Nicols | 26 |
| Emma Nicols | 23 |
| Margaret Nicols | 22 |
| Joseph Nicols | 21 |
| David Nicols | 15 |
| Robert Nicols | 15 |
| Richard Nicols | 14 |
| Isabella Nicols | 12 |
| Catherine Nicols | 11 |
| Charlotte Nicols | 11 |
| Edward Nicols | 11 |
| Hannah Nicols | 10 |
| Samuel Nicols | 10 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholls | 75% | 104,939 |
| 2 | Nichols | 86% | 70,697 |
| 3 | Nickolls | 75% | 3,180 |
| 4 | Nickols | 86% | 3,020 |
| 5 | Nickless | 63% | 2,876 |
| 6 | Nicolls | 86% | 2,761 |
| 7 | Nickels | 71% | 2,320 |
| 8 | Nicols | 100% | 1,183 |
| 9 | Uncles | 33% | 1,096 |
| 10 | Nickells | 63% | 937 |
| 11 | Nickles | 71% | 937 |
| 12 | Nicolas | 86% | 874 |
| 13 | Nickalls | 63% | 372 |
| 14 | Niccolls | 75% | 255 |
| 15 | Nicoles | 86% | 195 |
| 16 | Incles | 33% | 133 |
The surname Nicols is the 8th most popular variant of Nicholls.