How common is the surname Nicolas?

9,006 people in the United States had the surname Nicolas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,282 Americans. It ranked 3,951st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Nicolas getting more or less common?

More common. 5,783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,006 in 2010, up 56%.

Is Nicolas also a first name?

Yes. Nicolas 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 Nicolas

A surname, carried by 9,006 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N242 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). Nicolas is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,006 people named Nicolas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,282 Americans. That is up 56% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,783.

#3,951

rank among US surnames

9,006

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+55.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,525)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,942	Moreira	9,037	34,165
#3,943	Moreau	9,035	34,172
#3,944	Halstead	9,027	34,202
#3,945	Sanabria	9,026	34,206
#3,947	Goble	9,022	34,221
#3,948	Crutchfield	9,019	34,233
#3,949	Loza	9,011	34,263

Who is named Nicolas

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

36% of people named Nicolas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 18% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 36%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Asian and Pacific Islander 18%
Two or more races 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nicolas

Nicolas 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 Nicolas?: 9,006 people in the United States had the surname Nicolas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,282 Americans. It ranked 3,951st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nicolas?: In the 2010 Census, 36% of people named Nicolas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Nicolas getting more or less common?: More common. 5,783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,006 in 2010, up 56%.
Is Nicolas also a first name?: Yes. Nicolas 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.