How common is the surname Nicola?

1,971 people in the United States had the surname Nicola in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,644 Americans. It ranked 14,991st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nicola?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Nicola identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Nicola?

Marcelo Nicola, Argentine basketball player and coach.

Where is the surname Nicola most common?

Wikidata records people named Nicola in Argentina.

Is the surname Nicola getting more or less common?

More common. 1,837 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,971 in 2010, up 7.3%.

Is Nicola also a first name?

Yes. Nicola 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 Nicola

A surname, carried by 1,971 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N240 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nicola is more common than 90.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,971 people named Nicola in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,644 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,837.

#14,991

rank among US surnames

1,971

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,813)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,986	Fuentez	1,972	156,565
#14,991	Nicola	1,971	156,644
#14,995	Stutler	1,970	156,724

Who is named Nicola

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

86% of people named Nicola identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Nicolas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marcelo Nicola
Argentine basketball player and coach, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nicola

Nicola has the Soundex code N240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N240.

Questions

How common is the surname Nicola?: 1,971 people in the United States had the surname Nicola in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,644 Americans. It ranked 14,991st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nicola?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Nicola identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Nicola?: Marcelo Nicola, Argentine basketball player and coach.
Where is the surname Nicola most common?: Wikidata records people named Nicola in Argentina.
Is the surname Nicola getting more or less common?: More common. 1,837 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,971 in 2010, up 7.3%.
Is Nicola also a first name?: Yes. Nicola 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.