# Nickerson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/nickerson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,970 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,283 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,333 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (15,409 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a diminutive of the given name Nicholas + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Nickerson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Nickerson in the United States.

## People named Nickerson

- Denise Nickerson, American actress (1957-2019)

## Similar surnames

Newkirk, Njoroge, Neikirk.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.