How common is the surname Nicks?

3,775 people in the United States had the surname Nicks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,787 Americans. It ranked 8,695th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nicks?

Stevie Nicks, American singer and songwriter born 1948, followed by Hakeem Nicks.

Where is the surname Nicks most common?

Wikidata records people named Nicks in the United States.

Is the surname Nicks getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,029 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,775 in 2010, down 6.3%.

The surname Nicks

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,775 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nicks is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

From a diminutive of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.

Nicks 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 3,775 people named Nicks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,787 Americans. That is down 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,029.

#8,695

rank among US surnames

3,775

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-6.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,608)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,689	Hersey	3,780	81,679
#8,690	Swink	3,779	81,700
#8,694	Veras	3,776	81,765
#8,695	Nicks	3,775	81,787

Who is named Nicks

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

68% of people named Nicks identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nickss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter born 1948
Hakeem Nicks
American football player, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Nicks

Nicks has the Soundex code N200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N200.

Questions

Where does the surname Nicks come from?: From a diminutive of the given name Nicholas + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Nicks?: 3,775 people in the United States had the surname Nicks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,787 Americans. It ranked 8,695th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nicks?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Nicks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Nicks?: Stevie Nicks, American singer and songwriter born 1948, followed by Hakeem Nicks.
Where is the surname Nicks most common?: Wikidata records people named Nicks in the United States.
What type of surname is Nicks?: Nicks is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Nicks getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,029 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,775 in 2010, down 6.3%.