How common is the surname Nicolai?

2,017 people in the United States had the surname Nicolai in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,072 Americans. It ranked 14,734th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Nicolai?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Nicolai identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Is the surname Nicolai getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,042 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,017 in 2010, down 1.2%.

Is Nicolai also a first name?

Yes. Nicolai 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 Nicolai

A surname, carried by 2,017 people in the United States.

4 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). Nicolai is more common than 90.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,017 people named Nicolai in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,072 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,042.

#14,734

rank among US surnames

2,017

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #13,628)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,734	Elsner	2,017	153,072
#14,739	Siefert	2,016	153,148

Who is named Nicolai

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

87% of people named Nicolai identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nicolai

Nicolai 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 Nicolai?: 2,017 people in the United States had the surname Nicolai in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,072 Americans. It ranked 14,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nicolai?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Nicolai identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Is the surname Nicolai getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,042 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,017 in 2010, down 1.2%.
Is Nicolai also a first name?: Yes. Nicolai 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.