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    The surname McNicholas

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,925 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M252

    McNicholas: #15,262 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McNicholas #15,262, 1,925 people McNicholas: #15,262 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McNicholas #15,262, 1,925 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McNicholas is more common than 90.6% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    From the Irish patronymic from the personal name Nicholas.

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

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,925 people named McNicholas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 160,387 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,917.

    #15,262
    rank among US surnames
    1,925
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.4%
    change since 2000 (was #14,328)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,255Bohman1,927160,221
    #15,259Fritch1,926160,304
    #15,262Larocco1,925160,387
    #15,268Tassone1,924160,471

    Who is named McNicholas

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

    95% of people named McNicholas identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McNicholas

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

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McNicholas come from?
    From the Irish patronymic from the personal name Nicholas.
    How common is the surname McNicholas?
    1,925 people in the United States had the surname McNicholas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 160,387 Americans. It ranked 15,262nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McNicholas?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McNicholas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McNicholas?
    McNicholas is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McNicholas getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,917 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,925 in 2010, up 0.4%.