How common is the surname Nicholls?

5,722 people in the United States had the surname Nicholls in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,958 Americans. It ranked 6,010th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nicholls?

Paul Nicholls, British actor, followed by Craig Nicholls.

Where is the surname Nicholls most common?

Wikidata records people named Nicholls in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Nicholls getting more or less common?

More common. 5,344 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,722 in 2010, up 7.1%.

Is Nicholls also a first name?

Yes. Nicholls is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Nicholls

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,722 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N242

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nicholls is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

From a medieval vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,722 people named Nicholls in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,958 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,344.

#6,010

rank among US surnames

5,722

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,931)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,004	Callender	5,728	53,901
#6,005	Hatchett	5,726	53,920
#6,008	Nestor	5,723	53,948
#6,010	Nicholls	5,722	53,958
#6,011	Walston	5,721	53,967
#6,012	Voorhees	5,720	53,976

Who is named Nicholls

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

84% of people named Nicholls identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nichollss

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Nicholls
British actor, born 1979
Craig Nicholls
Australian rock musician, born 1977
Mikey Nicholls
Australian professional wrestler, born 1985
Peter Nicholls
Australian literary scholar and critic (1939–2018)
Stan Nicholls
British author and journalist, born 1949
Frankie Knuckles
American DJ and record producer (1955–2014)

Notable Nichollss come mostly from Australia (3), the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nicholls

Nicholls has the Soundex code N242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N242.

Questions

Where does the surname Nicholls come from?: From a medieval vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Nicholls?: 5,722 people in the United States had the surname Nicholls in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,958 Americans. It ranked 6,010th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nicholls?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Nicholls identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nicholls?: Paul Nicholls, British actor, followed by Craig Nicholls.
Where is the surname Nicholls most common?: Wikidata records people named Nicholls in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
What type of surname is Nicholls?: Nicholls is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Nicholls getting more or less common?: More common. 5,344 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,722 in 2010, up 7.1%.
Is Nicholls also a first name?: Yes. Nicholls is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.