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Nicholas

in North Carolina

There are 447 people with the last name "Nicholas" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Nicholas 2,357
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  1. is 2,353rd most common Jefferies
  2. is 2,354th most common Sealey
  3. is 2,355th most common Witt
  4. is 2,356th most common Kersey
  5. is 2,357th most common Nicholas
  6. is 2,358th most common Reel
  7. is 2,359th most common Tomlin
  8. is 2,360th most common Burkett
  9. is 2,361st most common Clanton

Most Common First Names for Nicholas

James, Robert, George, Cheryl, David, Jason, Heather, Mary, Donald, Nicole

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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