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    The surname McNichol

    A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 1,260 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M252

    McNichol: #20,910 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McNichol #20,910, 1,260 people McNichol: #20,910 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McNichol #20,910, 1,260 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McNichol is more common than 87.1% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Nichol.

    McNichol is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,260 people named McNichol in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 245,036 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,145.

    #20,910
    rank among US surnames
    1,260
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10%
    change since 2000 (was #21,323)

    Who is named McNichol

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named McNichol identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McNichols

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kristy McNichol
      American actress, born 1962

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McNichol

    McNichol has the Soundex code M252, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M252.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McNichol come from?
    McNichol is Scottish Gaelic in origin.
    How common is the surname McNichol?
    1,260 people in the United States had the surname McNichol in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 245,036 Americans. It ranked 20,910th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McNichol?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McNichol identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McNichol?
    Kristy McNichol, American actress.
    Where is the surname McNichol most common?
    Wikidata records people named McNichol in the United States.
    What type of surname is McNichol?
    McNichol is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McNichol getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,145 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,260 in 2010, up 10%.