How common is the surname Nickens?

3,246 people in the United States had the surname Nickens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,116 Americans. It ranked 9,940th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nickens getting more or less common?

More common. 2,876 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,246 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Nickens also a first name?

Yes. Nickens 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 Nickens

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,246 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex N252

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nickens is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

Apparently a patronymic from the personal name Nick.

Nickens 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 3,246 people named Nickens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,116 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,876.

#9,940

rank among US surnames

3,246

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+12.9%

change since 2000 (was #10,270)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,931	Tso	3,249	95,028
#9,932	Olney	3,248	95,057
#9,940	McCarroll	3,246	95,116
#9,949	Schantz	3,245	95,145

Who is named Nickens

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

48% of people named Nickens identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 48%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Nickens come from?: Apparently a patronymic from the personal name Nick.
How common is the surname Nickens?: 3,246 people in the United States had the surname Nickens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,116 Americans. It ranked 9,940th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nickens?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Nickens identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Nickens?: Nickens is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Nickens getting more or less common?: More common. 2,876 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,246 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Nickens also a first name?: Yes. Nickens 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.