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Nicholas

in Minnesota

There are 186 people with the last name "Nicholas" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

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Nicholas 3,009
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  1. is 3,005th most common Houser
  2. is 3,006th most common Kellner
  3. is 3,007th most common Langseth
  4. is 3,008th most common Marquez
  5. is 3,009th most common Nicholas
  6. is 3,010th most common Niesen
  7. is 3,011th most common Picha
  8. is 3,012th most common Preuss
  9. is 3,013th most common Probst

Most Common First Names for Nicholas

James, John, Mary, William, Anthony, Jim, Ronald, Ronnie, Steven

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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