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Nicholas

in Illinois

There are 819 people with the last name "Nicholas" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Nicholas 1,291
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  1. is 1,287th most common Ulrich
  2. is 1,288th most common Wilder
  3. is 1,289th most common Aguilera
  4. is 1,290th most common Lorenz
  5. is 1,291st most common Nicholas
  6. is 1,292nd most common Shelby
  7. is 1,293rd most common Weller
  8. is 1,294th most common Corcoran
  9. is 1,295th most common Okeefe

Most Common First Names for Nicholas

Michael, John, Robert, James, Peter, Mary, Christopher, Donna, Jennifer, Mark

Meaning & History

English and Dutch: from the personal name (Greek Nikolaos, from nikān ‘to conquer’ + laos ‘people’). Forms with -ch- are due to hypercorrection (compare Anthony). The name in various vernacular forms was popular among Christians throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, largely as a result of the fame of a 4th-century Lycian bishop, about whom a large number of legends grew up, and who was venerated in the Orthodox Church as well as the Catholic. In English-speaking countries, this surname is also found as an Americanized form of various Greek surnames such as Papanikolaou ‘(son of) Nicholas the priest’ and patronymics such as Nikolopoulos.

FOREBEARS The colonial official and revolutionary patriot Robert Carter Nicholas was from a prominent VA family on both sides. His father was a British navy surgeon who emigrated in about 1700 from Lancashire, England, to Williamsburg, VA.

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