How common is the surname Nicklas?

1,968 people in the United States had the surname Nicklas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. It ranked 15,005th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nicklas?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nicklas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Nicklas getting more or less common?

More common. 1,846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,968 in 2010, up 6.6%.

Is Nicklas also a first name?

Yes. Nicklas 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 Nicklas

A surname, carried by 1,968 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). Nicklas is more common than 90.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,968 people named Nicklas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,846.

#15,005

rank among US surnames

1,968

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,755)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,002	Hanning	1,969	156,803
#15,005	Anello	1,968	156,883

Who is named Nicklas

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

94% of people named Nicklas identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nicklas

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

Questions

How common is the surname Nicklas?: 1,968 people in the United States had the surname Nicklas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,883 Americans. It ranked 15,005th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nicklas?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Nicklas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Nicklas getting more or less common?: More common. 1,846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,968 in 2010, up 6.6%.
Is Nicklas also a first name?: Yes. Nicklas 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.